Shennong Dao Master-Chapter 742 - 22: Rankings Soar, Has the Heavenly Time Sect Taken an Interest in Zhao Xing?_5

Chapter 742: Chapter 22: Rankings Soar, Has the Heavenly Time Sect Taken an Interest in Zhao Xing?_5

Heng Yuan laughed, "Liu Tianning was indeed magnanimous. Yes, he was always like that when he was young."

Geng Shouchang nodded, "That’s right."

"Look at his mastery of these Heavenly Time Techniques and the Seasonal Order, both refined to the Ding Realm. He was destined to follow the path of the Heavenly Time Sect!"

"Zhao Xing going to Shangluo Academy to follow the Self Sect is a complete waste of his prime years."

"Even if he reaches the First-Grade Realm in his old age, what use is it?"

Geng Shouchang did not deny the combat power of the Self Sect, primarily because Zhao Xing had already cultivated the Manifold Law Puppet.

If he had not managed to cultivate the Manifold Law Puppet, the combat power of the Heavenly Time Sect would be far superior to the Self Sect.

Why say Zhao Xing wasted his years?

Mainly because achieving greatness in the Self Sect consumes a lot of time, not considering those auxiliary type ministers in the Self Sect.

If one takes the combat path, those who become famous are generally old fellows, with Liu Tianning being one of the few younger exceptions.

But how many are like Liu Tianning?

"With the same amount of time, if Zhao Xing focused on the Heavenly Time Path, it wouldn’t take a hundred years to reach the Third-Rank, maybe even the Second-Rank. In the Self Sect, even in four or five hundred years, he might not achieve that."

"Such talent being wasted in Shangluo Academy is truly a pity."

Heng Yuan smiled, "You make a valid point. It’s indeed a waste of talent."

He knew Geng Shouchang’s urgency was partly influenced by other factors, as Geng Shouchang was already quite old and had at most a century left to live.

Additionally, Geng Shouchang was from Tongyou County, Dayuan Prefecture in Pinghai State, while Zhao Xing’s hometown was Nanyang County in the same prefecture. The two counties were adjacent, so they could be considered fellows.

"Are you suggesting we recruit Zhao Xing?"

"Correct." Geng Shouchang nodded, "Given his performance in the Heavenly Time Path, if he joins Xuantian Academy, he could become a cornerstone of the Heavenly Time Sect in the future."

"But I’m afraid Brother Yun Hai might..." Heng Yuan hesitated. In terms of seniority and status, Sima Yunhai held a higher position.

If he opposed, it would indeed be difficult.

"I will find a way to persuade him."

...

On the fifty-eighth day of the Grand Arena, the poisonous mist had shrunk to the outskirts of the Dragon City Ruins.

"Roar!"

"Aaaah!"

"Screeeech—"

"Boom!" "Boom!"

At this moment, the Dragon City Ruins were extremely crowded.

Screams and the sounds of magic collisions echoed everywhere.

Almost every moment, someone was eliminated.

"The battle has become quite intense. Now it truly lives up to the name of the Grand Arena. Without real skill, it’s hard to pass this stage," Zhao Xing thought.

Everywhere, blue lights representing elimination lit up.

Now, he dared not make a move.

In such intense competition, one careless move would lead to his own elimination.

"I started fighting on the fiftieth day. In five days, I fought nearly a hundred battles before encountering Jiang Huo, a worthy opponent for my Pure Essence Fusion."

"But in the next three days, I fought only twenty-three battles, using Pure Essence Fusion fifteen times. Only in this way could I ensure victory." Zhao Xing thought.

Pure Essence Fusion could increase speed, defense, evasion, strength, and life soul.

Of course, different battle beasts offered different effects.

Fusing with the Spiritual Illusion Goat increased life soul, enhanced resistance to illusion techniques, and allowed the use of the goat’s innate skills—Life Soul Inversion, Demon Eye Maze, Five Elements Knowledge Barrier.

Fusing with the Gray Lion Dog increased defense, stamina, and fire element magic resistance, and enhanced the power of fire magic.

It also enabled the use of the Gray Lion Dog’s innate secret skills, Destructive Flame, and Lion Power.

Fusing with the Mountain Cat increased defense, stamina, speed, endurance, strength, and primordial energy—almost all-around enhancement except for life soul.

Because the Mountain Cat had consumed too much spiritual beauty, the fusion augmented effects far surpassed those of the Gray Lion.

Of course, speed and evasion were most notable.

Especially after the fusion, using the Mountain Cat’s innate secret skill [Wind Thunder Escape Skill], he could boast unrivaled speed among the Fourth Rank.

Thus, in those three days, Zhao Xing won fifteen of the twenty-three matches by elimination, while the remaining eight opponents retreated on their own, knowing he was not to be trifled with.

Of course, Zhao Xing’s strangeness played a part in it.

He appeared to be a beast tamer, but turned out to be a minister, one proficient in the three sects.

At this moment, Zhao Xing occupied the East City of the Dragon City Ruins, in a dilapidated palace building.

Above his head, a dark red cloud floated, covering a radius of five miles.

Beneath the ground was an Endless Palace, ready to switch at any moment from ’Starless Endless’ to ’Endless Vortex.’

Around him stood fifty Manifold Law Puppet clones, some in plain sight, others hidden.

Twenty-four Seasonal Orders floated in the sky, ready to change the environment into his domain.

Around the dilapidated palace was a Formless Killing Array.

This array was set up by Yadro, whom Zhao Xing defeated last night.

"So far, the only trump card I haven’t used is the plant species, but there’s no need to use the plant species now," Zhao Xing thought.

Now that he had the upper hand and was defending his position, unless everyone attacked him at once, there was no need to resort to the Grass and Trees are Soldiers Skill.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

Suddenly, three streams of light flew in from a distance.

One black stream chased a red and a purple stream.

They quickly entered Zhao Xing’s territory.

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