70: Heavenly Rank Martial Skill! Hope!

Seeing Xie Chonghe block the Move with a single hand, Zhang Yang felt a slight pang of disappointment.

After all, while that strike wasn't his full power, it was the strongest blow he could normally unleash.

He hadn't expected his Revered Master to block it so easily with just one hand.

"There's no need to be disappointed; you know I'm not a conventional Cave Heaven Realm First Layer Martial Artist."

Xie Chonghe seemed to see through Zhang Yang's disappointment and shook his head.

"If you had used this Move on your Senior Brother, it would likely have taken his life if he were even slightly careless."

"By my estimation, the rank of this Martial Scripture of yours has already touched the edge of Heaven Rank." Xie Chonghe's expression was calm, but his heart was anything but.

In the past, if someone had told him that a person in the Infant Transformation Realm could create a Martial Skill close to Heaven Rank...

He would have absolutely thought that person had gone mad.

But now, having seen it with his own eyes and even participated in the process, he didn't feel the surprise he had expected.

It simply felt natural; perhaps Zhang Yang had brought him so many surprises that he was nearly used to it.

Hearing his Revered Master say this, Zhang Yang set aside his dejection.

It was indeed as his Revered Master said; he was a former Venerable King Realm powerhouse. Even if his cultivation was suppressed to the Cave Heaven Realm First Layer, he was not someone an ordinary Cave Heaven Realm First Layer could compare to.

"Revered Master, is there a chance to make this Martial Scripture break through to Heaven Rank in the Southern Region?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Hard to say."

Xie Chonghe shook his head. The gap between Earth-rank High Grade and Heaven Rank was countless times larger than the gap between Profound Rank and Earth-rank High Grade!

Even for himself, the only thing he could call a Heaven-rank Martial Skill was the new technique he had created after smelting his countless Martial Skills over the years!

In the Middle Continent, Heaven-rank Martial Skills were extremely precious and rarely circulated!

Almost every Heaven-rank Martial Skill was created by a Martial Artist at the Venerable King Realm or above by smelting what they had learned!

They almost represented one's own Dao path, so very few people would let a Heaven-rank Martial Skill leak out.

Furthermore, even if one obtained a Heaven-rank Martial Skill, an average person would find it difficult to exert its full power.

Only the creator could unleash the full power of that Heaven-rank Martial Skill.

Alternatively, if one's cultivation was a whole major stage higher than the creator's, they could also exert its full power.

Most importantly, Heaven-rank Martial Skills contained a vast amount of the creator's personal understanding.

This understanding was excellent for Martial Artists whose natural talent offered no hope of further progress.

But for true Geniuses, it was toxic!

During the journey of cultivation, if one cannot remove the influence, it might twist their own Dao path, requiring immense effort later to correct it.

This was also why Xie Chonghe never taught his disciples Heaven-rank Martial Skills; the Heaven-rank Martial Skill he created was only suitable for himself.

Even when Zhang Yang was creating this Martial Scripture, he only laid a solid and deep foundation for Zhang Yang.

As for how to smelt the hundred scriptures afterward, he only gave slight pointers and did not interfere too much with Zhang Yang's own thinking.

"However, there is still some hope. This is also related to what I'll have you do later."

Xie Chonghe looked at Zhang Yang. Based on the current foundation of Zhang Yang's Martial Scripture, there should be some hope of the rank breaking through to Heaven Rank after completing the task he mentioned.

Zhang Yang's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

At that moment, Ling Yue appeared not far from the two of them.

"Junior Brother? How is it? Is the smelting of your Martial Scripture complete?"

Seeing Zhang Yang emerge from the spatial barrier, Ling Yue immediately had a guess; Zhang Yang must have succeeded.

"Yes," Zhang Yang nodded.

"Great! I've finished most of my business as well. It's the perfect time to let me experience your Martial Scripture!" Ling Yue's eyes lit up with excitement, and he was quite impatient.

"Sure."

Zhang Yang nodded. Although the Move he had just used against his Revered Master had drained all the Origin Qi in his body, it had already mostly recovered after this short while.

Zhang Yang's profound infant, formed from the dao rhyme golden core, extracted Heaven and Earth Origin Qi from the void to replenish itself every moment, even if Zhang Yang wasn't actively cultivating.

"Senior Brother, be careful!" Zhang Yang held his precious blade and looked at his Senior Brother with a serious expression.

"Got it!"

Ling Yue nodded and likewise summoned his precious blade, his gaze solemn. He had already experienced the power of Zhang Yang's Martial Scripture before it was fully integrated, so he naturally didn't dare to be careless.

"One Slash to Part the Wind and Moon, Leaving No One!"

"Sun Destruction, Star Fall!"

With two low shouts, Zhang Yang slashed out. A Concept that could cut through anything permeated the air, the void crumbled, and all things fell silent!

Similarly, Ling Yue's 'Sun Destruction, Star Fall' Move incorporated most of the Profound Truths of the Sky-Falling Star-Slaying Art. It was currently his strongest Move!

All things in heaven and earth were destroyed, the sun, moon, and stars fell together! A Concept of destruction enveloped the area.

The two Moves clashed. One was extreme coldness, slashing all things into nothingness; the other was frantic destruction! Utterly mad!

The two Moves collided!

Boom!

With a massive explosion, the surrounding space instantly collapsed, and void turbulence appeared. Simultaneously, both figures flew backward, each retreating hundreds of meters!

"You rascals! Don't go breaking my place!"

Xie Chonghe's voice rang out. He stood before the void turbulence and waved his hand. The collapsed space began to recover, and the void turbulence gradually calmed down.

After doing this, Xie Chonghe's expression looked a bit strained. After all, his current cultivation was only at the limit of the Cave Heaven Realm First Layer.

Smoothing out void turbulence was still somewhat taxing for him!

With a thought from Zhang Yang, his precious blade turned into a beam of light and entered the Sea of Consciousness in his brow.

"Senior Brother is indeed powerful!"

Zhang Yang spoke in praise. The strike he just used was among the top Moves in his Martial Scripture, yet he hadn't expected Senior Brother Ling Yue to emerge unscathed.

"Zhang Yang, you're the one who's truly powerful!"

Ling Yue withdrew the blade in his hand and reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. That Move just now was already Ling Yue's strongest attack to date.

He had verified that the original Cave Heaven Realm First Layer Grand Elders of the Clear Wind Sect wouldn't have been able to block that strike.

He hadn't expected Zhang Yang to be able to match him equally! He even seemed to have the advantage!

If the spatial collapse and void turbulence hadn't interrupted the clash of their Moves, he probably would have lost!

"What a freak!"

Ling Yue looked at Zhang Yang and couldn't help but curse inwardly. He considered himself a Genius, but compared to the current Zhang Yang, the difference was simply like heaven and earth!

Ling Yue had been cultivating for several hundred years now, whereas Zhang Yang had only been cultivating for two years.

"Could it be that Zhang Yang's talent is hundreds of times mine?" Ling Yue muttered to himself.

"Alright, when do you plan to head to the Middle Continent?" Xie Chonghe asked as he came to Ling Yue's side. Zhang Yang also flew over at this time.

"I still need some time. I want to seek more guidance from Junior Brother Zhang Yang!"

Ling Yue shook his head. He had originally planned to head to the Middle Continent tomorrow, but now it seemed he needed to Cultivate a bit more!

After all, the situation in the Middle Continent was unclear; he needed to increase his strength further!

"That works too! Train for another half a month! After you're done seeking guidance from Zhang Yang, I'll be responsible for sparring with you!" Xie Chonghe nodded.