Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 1149 - 9: Rankings Soar, Twelve Years Later, the First Ultimate Skill

Chapter 1149: Chapter 9: Rankings Soar, Twelve Years Later, the First Ultimate Skill

Inside the great hall, Wang Tianzhi silently watched the Earth Mirror. "Even Ling Tianchen was defeated."

His pressure instantly doubled!

Everyone was working hard; he was in special training in the West Sea, and both Liu Tianning and Ling Tianchen were also diligently cultivating.

When Wang Tianzhi first emerged, he was full of confidence, but after watching this battle, he realized he had celebrated too soon.

Li Boqian had been observing Wang Tianzhi’s expression and saw him staring silently at the Earth Mirror, shaking his head: "The young junior is truly unlucky, being born in the same era as Liu Tianning."

During the West Sea special training, Wang Tianzhi made huge progress because it was personally supervised by Li Boqian.

But from his perspective, he also felt that the hope of Wang Tianzhi surpassing Liu Tianning was slim.

...

A day later, Wang Tianzhi faced off against Liu Tianning and lost.

Two days later, Qiu Yuanshan, who was supposed to compete, forfeited, postponing the battle to ten years later.

With two victories and one retreat, Liu Tianning’s invincible reputation was once again cemented!

Zhao Xing watched those two matches and felt immense pressure.

"Wang Tianzhi is also of Rule Sixth Rank, and he has mastered the Xuantian Thunder to the ultimate level."

"He entered the ultimate level with Burning Sky Thunder, and his Heavenly Time Domain is the Great Heat Yang Thunder Domain!"

"Excluding Hou Transformation Technique, Wang Tianzhi excels in the thunder, cloud, wind, and rain skills."

"But he didn’t last long either."

Zhao Xing repeatedly watched the battle between Wang Tianzhi and Liu Tianning.

"He also attacked aggressively, and when Lao Liu released clones, he used the Cloud Stacking Realm to swallow five thousand clones of Lao Liu in one breath."

"Even with five thousand clones, his Cloud Stacking Realm still trapped Lao Liu."

"But when the number of clones exceeded ten thousand, the spell of the Cloud Stacking Realm was broken."

"Wang Tianzhi used Teleportation to evade, but Liu Tianning’s Pure Essence Projection kept growing larger. Under the intertwining assault of Golden Divine Pillar and Sky Corner Bamboo, the cloud skill couldn’t hold up, leaving him with nowhere to hide."

After watching, Zhao Xing was extremely impressed.

Liu Tianning was indeed extraordinary; no wonder he couldn’t be killed in previous lifetimes, having offended so many dignitaries and being relentlessly pursued by the old witch, yet he still lived to the end of his life.

After his rebirth, Liu Tianning couldn’t be distinguished from his clones!

Even attempting a beheading operation would be difficult.

"If they can’t win this decade, it will be even harder the next one." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

As for Qiu Yuanshan of the Earth Advantage Sect, who directly shirked battle, Zhao Xing saw him as being even less of a threat.

"Lao Liu wasn’t bragging at all, huh."

"Even if Ling Tianchen and Wang Tianzhi were enhanced versions, they still couldn’t force out his full strength."

In the dojo exchanges, Liu Tianning didn’t use the cost-requiring killer move from the second layer of the Derivation God Decision.

That move involves sending out half of his soul power and primordial soul to directly attack the opponent’s body in a mutual destruction strategy.

Moreover, restricted by rules, he couldn’t display the complete four-season Rule Domain, only Spring and Summer seasons.

If it were in open battle without restrictions, Liu Tianning would win even faster!

"Is Old Li bragging, saying his Yuan Feng really smashed Xu Xing?" Watching Liu Tianning’s battle, Zhao Xing began to suspect whether Li Boqian was bragging.

"Surpassing Lao Liu is indeed a challenge." Zhao Xing pursed his lips, feeling a bit excited.

"Only with the Minister of Agriculture’s trisection cultivation can someone possibly defeat Liu Tianning; otherwise, at most, it would be a draw."

"Who’s best to defeat Liu Tianning if not me?"

"First, set a small goal of comprehending the Rule Domain through dojo exchanges!"

In the 80th year of Yongzhi, the contest between the candidates for the Three Sects’ Minister of Agriculture came to an end, yet the Daoist Field of Dao Yuan Continent remained crowded with people.

Zhao Xing also began his training plan in the dojo.

The real self returned to Shangluo Academy to continue studying the "Soldier God Decision," while the clone began sparring.

"Duke Divine Might Zhao Xing, ’Liang Yu’ has accepted your duel request. Please fly to the Earth Character No. 106 duel arena."

"Whoosh." Zhao Xing immediately flew towards the Earth Character Area.

Currently, the dojo was crowded, and all Zhao Xing’s duels were with Ministers of Agriculture of various professions. This Liang Yu was from the prestigious Minister of Sinong Academy ’Tianyi Academy’ and was also in the Second Grade Realm.

...

In the Earth Character No. 106 area.

On the vast grassland, Zhao Xing and Liang Yu appeared simultaneously above the prairie.

"Duke Divine Might." Liang Yu cupped his hands, appearing elderly, and indeed, Liang Yu was quite advanced in age. Originally, he was nurturing his fortune in the Blessed Land, but he was approaching the end of his lifespan and couldn’t break through on his own.

He could only come to the dojo to improve his ranking and strive to catch the notice of the next Emperor.

Typically, the new Emperor appoints personnel, and the dojo ranking is a good reference.

If he catches the Emperor’s eye? Then there’s a chance to extend his life!

"Marquis Yu." Zhao Xing cupped his hands in return.

"Duke Divine Might, I won’t stand on ceremony." Liang Yu smiled, "The score ranking is very important to me."

"Marquis Yu, don’t hold back." Zhao Xing stared at his opponent, "If you can defeat me, perhaps I’ll put in a good word for you."

"Alright!" Liang Yu’s eyes lit up. "Forgive me!"

"Go!"

Liang Yu waved his hand, and suddenly a waterfall appeared in the sky, enveloping Zhao Xing.

Then clouds appeared above the waterfall, but the clouds were a phantom-like black.

"Mysterious True Intent? Rain before the clouds? Indeed, it’s something." Zhao Xing immediately activated the "A Step Away" retreat tactic.

"Where do you think you’re going!" Liang Yu became a phantom himself, seemingly merging with the rainwater, straightaway chasing Zhao Xing.

"Fine, I’m not fleeing!" Zhao Xing suddenly remembered he was here for training; fleeing would lose the original intent, so he stopped.

"Go!" Zhao Xing pointed, and a Prison Suppressing Thunder Cage appeared, with dense amounts of lightning floating and forming a purple pillar reaching from heaven to earth.

The rain passed through, greatly slowing down, forcing Liang Yu to reveal himself.

"Boom!!"

Liang Yu attempted to flow out through the gaps in the thunder cage. However, between what seemed like gaps in the thunder, there was another thin net.

"Zzz~" As his body was cut, a flash of golden light erupted from Liang Yu.

"Yin Thunder Skill?" Liang Yu expressed his shock as the protection rule transmitted him elsewhere.

[Duke Divine Might Zhao Xing, victory. You have earned 100 Daoist Field Points.]

"Liang Yu was still a bit too weak, but him using ’Rain before the clouds’? To utilize it like this?" Zhao Xing contemplated briefly, summarizing his insights.

But within just a few breaths, he absorbed the insights from the battle.

Now he was only one step away from comprehending the Rule Domain, and someone like Liang Yu, a Second Rank Minister of Agriculture with exhausted potential, indeed found it hard to provide him with much inspiration.

"Continue to the next match."

...

Time passed, Zhao Xing, immersed in the dojo sparring, quickly achieved consecutive victories.

Ten consecutive wins, fifty consecutive wins, eighty consecutive wins... over several months, at the Nine-Section Dojo, Zhao Xing achieved an astonishing two hundred consecutive wins!

Gradually, Zhao Xing was no longer satisfied with just dueling Ministers of Agriculture and began to indiscriminately select professional opponents for battles.

High-intensity duels, using the experience of confronting strong contenders from different professions as nourishment.

In the dojo, Zhao Xing’s ranking climbed rapidly.

Meanwhile, following King Shenluo, You Xuanfeng’s learning progress was also slowly advancing.

In the 83rd year of Yongzhi, almost all of the strong contenders in the Dao Yuan Continent’s dojo had been challenged by Zhao Xing.

In the 85th year of Yongzhi, Zhao Xing’s avatar began traveling the world, heading to other continent’s dojos to seek strong contenders.

...

In the 87th year of Yongzhi, King Shenluo and You Xuanfeng left, with Li Boqian taking over the instruction of the "Sky Burning Locking Element Array" and "Five New Divine Talismans".

...

In the 88th year of Yongzhi, Xuan Yuan Qingtian passed away at the age of eight hundred, with Qiu Yuanshan, Meng Kun, and Ji Youtang assuming the new director positions.

Zhao Xing’s true self briefly left seclusion to attend Xuan Yuan Qingtian’s funeral.

This leader of the Earth Advantage Sect had nurtured a high-ranking Spirit Mountain during his lifetime and even witnessed the return of the Shennong Hoe before his death.

Xuan Yuan Qingtian transitioned into a Yin God with a smile.

...

In the 92nd year of Yongzhi, at the Shangluo Academy, Ice Rock Forest.

The true self, who had been immersed in comprehension, opened his eyes, with the vast image of a Cloud Sea appearing in his mind.

"The Heavenly Time Rule Domain has been birthed, the first Ultimate Skill, Cloud Sky Dao."

"Either break through entirely or not at all; once broken through, it’s both Dao and martial breakthroughs." Zhao Xing smiled.