19: The cultivation level has decreased, so the combat power level has increased?

Under the gaze of everyone whose brains had crashed and not yet recovered.

Chu Ying once again punched the Martial Dao Monument.

This time he used his full strength, but did not use a Martial Skill.

Boom!

The Martial Dao Monument seemed to tremble, and the number of stars suddenly soared!

It jumped from twenty-one star marks to twenty-five!

Twenty-five stars represent a combat power level of — Two-Forbidden Seven-Star!

At this moment.

Even Elder Lu Lin of Wu Dou Peak narrowed his pupils sharply.

This combat power level, isn't it too abnormal?

“How could he improve his combat power level? This is impossible!” Ye Junfan’s eyes were filled with anger and doubt. Chu Ying was already crippled, so why could he achieve a Two-Forbidden Seven-Star combat power level?

However, that was not all.

Chu Ying rubbed his hands, began to circulate his True Qi, and was about to use a Martial Skill.

“Seven Emotions Disturbing Desire Fist!”

This was Chu Ying's strongest Martial Skill at the moment, and he had cultivated this method to great perfection, making its offense exceptionally fierce.

Boom!

When this punch landed.

The twenty-five star marks that had not yet dissipated surged again.

Twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight…

Thirty-one!

The star marks finally reached thirty-one!

Representing a Three-Forbidden Four-Star combat power level!

The stunned crowd wished they could pop their eyeballs out, but no matter how they looked, the combat power level displayed on the Martial Dao Monument was indeed Three-Forbidden Four-Star!

The scene completely erupted.

“Three-Forbidden Four-Star! Is this real or fake? Am I not dreaming?”

“Slap!”

“Does it hurt?”

“It hurts! Damn it, why did you hit me?!”

“Then you’re not dreaming, Chu Ying’s combat power level has reached Three-Forbidden Four-Star!”

Wu Dou Peak was in an uproar.

The Quasi-Saint Children howled, thoroughly shocked and astonished, and their gazes towards Chu Ying once again became reverent.

“He is indeed no ordinary person.” Quasi-Holy Daughter Lin Zhixue’s beautiful eyes sparkled.

“Is this… the Number One Quasi-Saint Child?” Luo Ruyan’s red lips pursed slightly.

She was also the Number One Quasi-Holy Daughter, so why was her gap with him so large?

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

Ye Junfan shook his head frantically, refusing to believe this fact, especially when he noticed Yao Ruoxi also staring intently at the Martial Dao Monument, her beautiful face showing expressions of doubt and surprise, which made him even more furious.

“This Martial Dao Monument must be broken!” Ye Junfan pointed at the Martial Dao Monument and said.

Regarding his words, Su Yichen, the perennial second-place holder, chose to remain silent, even though he was also very unwilling to accept it.

But how could the Martial Dao Monument be broken?

Everyone’s gaze suddenly narrowed.

Ye Junfan directly jumped onto the Martial Dao Monument, abruptly unleashed a Martial Skill, and struck the Martial Dao Monument.

In an instant, the number of star marks on the Martial Dao Monument changed, plummeting sharply!

Thirty-one… twenty-seven… twenty-four…

Finally, it returned to seventeen!

One-Forbidden Nine-Star!

Ye Junfan’s face immediately froze in place.

“Cough!”

Elder Lu Lin coughed and said, “The Martial Dao Monument cannot be broken. Yes, Chu Ying did indeed achieve a Three-Forbidden Four-Star combat power level.”

In fact, Elder Lu Lin was also greatly shocked. Such a high combat power level, in the current Tai Xuan Holy Land, probably only the Peak Lords of the eighteen Holy Peaks could achieve it, right?

Curiosity and surprise also appeared on Yao Ruoxi’s cold face, but more so, confusion.

She clearly saw Chu Ying refining that azure luan wasted bone, and Chu Ying’s cultivation did indeed decline and suffer damage, meaning he must have been crippled, so why did his combat power level soar?

“I know!”

Suddenly, a joyful exclamation came.

Number Seven Quasi-Saint Child Xiao Yan shouted, “Chu Ying’s cultivation has fallen, but his combat power hasn’t suffered much damage!”

“In other words, he could originally achieve One-Forbidden Eight-Star. Now that he has dropped one or two Realms, but his combat power is still about the same as before, doesn’t that mean his combat power level is equivalent to two or three forbidden levels?!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the Quasi-Saint Children present instantly realized and were deeply convinced.

“Exactly! It must be like this! If it were me, if I accidentally dropped two Realms, my combat power wouldn’t be much different from before! Wouldn’t that mean my ability to fight above my level has indirectly increased?”

“The Martial Dao Monument assesses combat power levels based on each person’s cultivation! If you are at Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Level, then you need to display the strength of Spirit Sea Realm Ninth Level to reach Two-Forbidden!”

“But if I drop to Spirit Sea Realm Fifth Level, my cultivation falls, but my combat power doesn’t lose much, and I can still display the strength of Spirit Sea Realm Ninth Level, wouldn’t that be a Four-Forbidden combat power level?!”

For a time, all the Quasi-Saint Children’s gazes were no longer shocked, but rather filled with mockery, sneers, and coldness.

If before they only confirmed that Chu Ying was crippled, but didn’t know to what extent Chu Ying’s cultivation Realm had fallen.

Then now, they were certain that Chu Ying had fallen at least two Realms, probably to Spirit Sea Realm Seventh Level or Sixth Level!

Only then could Chu Ying achieve a Three-Forbidden Four-Star combat power level!

“Tsk! So that’s how it is. I really thought you had bounced back.” Su Yichen folded his arms, a disdainful and mocking smile on his lips:

“Chu Ying, it seems you came here today to show off your combat power level, but this is useless. Your life has come to an end!”

Su Yichen’s words were very confident, seemingly asserting Chu Ying’s future.

Chu Ying’s expression was calm, and he didn’t care.

Let him sneer, let him mock, my heart remains unshaken.

The group of Quasi-Holy Daughters whispered, lost in thought. Some believed the theory that a drop in cultivation could lead to an increase in combat power level, but others did not, thinking that Chu Ying might not have been crippled.

“So that’s how it is…”

Yao Ruoxi, however, was willing to believe this explanation.

She was the instigator who crippled Chu Ying, so she naturally knew whether Chu Ying was truly crippled or not.

Therefore, the only explanation for Chu Ying’s increased combat power level was this theory.

At this moment.

Elder Lu Lin said, “Chu Ying, combat power level, Three-Forbidden Four-Star.”

“All Quasi-Saint Children have passed. Next, we will proceed with combat trials for new rankings.”

The atmosphere began to grow lively.

Combat was the only true measure of strength!

The ranking of Quasi-Saint Children was not based on combat power level. Combat power level represented talent and potential, and was the threshold for becoming a Quasi-Saint Child.

However, strength was paramount; whoever was stronger would Rank higher.

If someone’s strength was so great that he could sweep and crush everyone, then he would be the undisputed Saint Child!

As soon as the words fell, the Martial Dao Monument disappeared, and the spacious arena was clear.

“Who just said they wanted to be the first—” Someone suddenly spoke.

Mid-sentence, Quasi-Saint Child Number Eighty immediately jumped onto the arena.

“Chu Ying, I want to challenge you!”

Quasi-Saint Child Number Eighty laughed heartily, “What if your combat power level increased? Strength is king!”

Chu Ying raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn’t expect the first person to challenge him to be such a small fry, which was truly annoying.

“Chu Ying, you wouldn’t even dare to fight a bottom-feeder, would you?”

Su Yichen looked at Chu Ying mockingly, “If you really don’t dare, you can choose to concede.”

“Concede?”

Chu Ying glanced at him indifferently and said with a faint smile, “You’re not even worthy of me conceding, let alone him?”

With that, Chu Ying’s figure spun, quietly reappearing on the arena.