Studying a Top-Tier Earth Palace Art, an Invitation from Kunyuan Academy!
"Splash!"
Zhao Xing kicked over a box containing Yuan Crystal, then distributed them to thirty Ten Thousand Laws Clone for absorption.
Maintaining the Dharma body also requires vital energy. Just now, he eliminated Li Tao and the other two beasts. His main body did not consume much energy, but the vital energy in the Ten Thousand Laws Clone decreased.
In short, he has received a lot of supplies now, so he naturally restores all his clones to their peak condition.
Throughout this time, the feeling of being watched persisted until fifteen minutes later—
The feeling of being spied on has disappeared.
Zhao Xing looked up at the sky, lost in thought.
"It seems the deterrent effect has been achieved."
Old Master Zhao, this is a complete misunderstanding. Ming Dan is not a player, but a referee.
However, Ming Dan was indeed shocked by Zhao Xing.
"Thirty Dharma bodies, all of them possess the strength of the late Fifth Grade, and can all cast high-level spells, making them extremely powerful."
"And it's not just one high-level technique; he's definitely not a beast tamer."
Are you kidding me? If a beast tamer is this strong, why would they need to tame any beasts?
Those who choose the path of beast taming are generally those who lack talent in other paths, which is why they choose beast taming.
"Spirit Pearl, compare it with the database in the Earth Mirror to confirm what kind of spell this is, especially his clone, to see what kind of profession it belongs to."
The puppet assistant quickly replied, "It has been confirmed that Zhao Xing, the Director of the Twin Dragon Horse Bureau, is registered as a Beast Tamer. In reality, he is Agriculture Official."
"The spell just now included a high-level spell exclusive to the Agricultural Official — the Transformation of Seasons Art."
There are many different magical professions, and subtle differences arise depending on the secret scriptures they practice. The higher the level of skill, the greater these differences become.
The difference between common Five Elements Wind-Thunder sorcerers and the Agricultural Official lies in the three secret texts cultivated by the Agricultural Official.
Among them, only the Agricultural Official, which had practiced the Solar Terms Decree, implemented the Transformation of Seasons Art.
Based on this, the puppet assistant immediately determined that Zhao Xing was actually a Agricultural Official.
"Agricultural Official?" Ming Dan was taken aback. "What's with the clone? Is it some Straw Man Art?"
"Wait a minute, how could the Straw Man Art be that powerful?"
He had encountered the Agricultural Official before, and he had even met those who knew the Straw Man Art.
However, the Straw Man Art he had seen was only of the middle level, and the straw doll did not have the "Fate Soul power" inside it.
But just now, he sensed the presence of the 'soul'.
In Ming Dan's understanding, the only type of clone magic that could make people feel that it had a "soul" was the "battle soul" of Mechanical Puppet.
The rest, such as talismanic bodies or five-elemental illusory bodies, cannot be so agile, nor can they exist for such a long time.
How could anyone be like Zhao Xing? Ming Dan even saw his clone absorbing the Yuan Crystal!
"After comparing the data in the Earth Mirror, this is the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet of the Agricultural Official True Self Faction, also known as the True Self Straw Puppet. It has already cultivated to a high level and is also known as the Ten Thousand Laws Clone. This is the Ultimate Law, with differences between Hundred Laws Body, Thousand Laws Body, and Ten Thousand Laws Body."
Hearing her assistant say that, Ming Dan's eyes cleared up.
He's Fourth Grade, after all. What hasn't he seen?
But he had never actually seen the Primordial Sect's Si Nong, who had cultivated the Myriad Dharma Avatars.
I've never seen it before, and I've never even heard of it!
Because the Straw Man Art method was not a well-known method among the Shennong Art.
Liu Tianning became famous, but at this stage, Liu Tianning was not yet known to the whole world; he was only known to a small circle of people at the top.
It wasn't until he succeeded as the Grand Minister of Agriculture that the Straw Man Art became widely known.
Ming Dan didn't understand, but was greatly shocked.
"I've lived on this island for over thirty years, and I never knew the Realm Transformation so much. I never knew Agricultural Official had become so powerful," Ming Dan muttered to himself.
A moment later, Ming Dan remembered that she had come to check whether Zhao Xing had committed any violations.
The question is: would it be considered a foul for a Primordial Farmer who can create countless clones to participate in the Beast Arena?
Ming Dan was unsure, and neither could his puppet assistant provide an answer.
Because there is no such record in the historical materials in the Earth Mirror.
If you're unsure, then report it.
Ming Dan did not show himself, but quietly returned to the warship in the sky and reported the recorded battle footage and the puppet assistant's analysis to Inspector Lin Zhengfeng.
After reading it, Lin Zhengfeng was also somewhat perplexed.
He was Third Grade martial artist, and he had heard of the existence of the Ten Thousand Laws Clone, but that was all he knew.
Therefore, he did not make a decision immediately, but instead sought out Shangguan Hong Yuanba.
"General, the guards at ' Azure Pearl Lake ' in the Great Arena have reported an unusual situation."
"I am unsure whether this constitutes a violation of the rules. Please make the decision, General."
Hong Yuanba opened his eyes and quickly scanned the surveillance footage submitted by Lin Zhengfeng.
"Since you are the Agriculture Official, you shall submit it to the Minister of the Lesser Agriculture Bureau for a decision."
"Yes."
Beyond the Azure Sea Grotto Heaven, within the layer of Astral Wind.
Two warships floated motionless in the Astral Wind at tens of thousands of meters.
One of them was the Wind-Stopping Cloud Ship, which carried nine third-rank officials from the Heavenly Time Sect's Agricultural Department.
Secondly, there was the Genchuan Subduing Wave Ship, which carried fifteen Third Grade Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong.
The reason there are so many is mainly because the various checkpoints within the Azure Sea Grotto Heaven all require the use of the Agricultural Official to change the environment.
For example, the First Stage, the "Yuan-Draining Underground Palace," was created by the combined efforts of the Agricultural Official of the Earthly Advantage Faction, whose spells covered the entire continent.
The wall of poisonous fog that stretched across the sky and earth was constantly shrinking, which was the result of the Agricultural Official of the Time Faction casting spells.
As for the True Self Faction? They can simply provide delicious food from the rear.
Wang Tianzhi, the Lesser Agriculture Decree, was not on the Wind Breeze Ship at this time, but on the Golden Dragon Warship. He, along with Ji Shuchang and Bai Yunwu, had been invited by Princess Youruo to bring their officials to the ship for a banquet.
As for why Hong Yuanba didn't go, it was mainly because he was responsible for maintaining order, not only inside and outside Azure Sea Grotto Heaven, but also at sea outside the islands.
Such a grand event must not be allowed to be disrupted by Outside Forces; Hong Yuanba, the Second Rank General of the East Sea, must personally oversee it.
In previous years, the turmoil in the East Sea did not affect Hong Yuanba's position, after all, his level was not too high, and the aftermath was quelled in time.
However, if this grand event is attacked again, Hong Yuanba will have no choice but to resign.
When the news reached the Wind Breath Cloud Ship, only three officials from the Imperial Household Department remained on board.
"Is it a foul for a Minister of Agriculture of the Primordial Self who can create countless clones to participate in the Beast Competition?" Geng Shouchang looked at the information that was presented with great interest.
"Participating is not a foul, but using the Ten Thousand Laws Clone is a foul," said another Agricultural Official with a white beard. "The Ten Thousand Laws Clone is no different from Divine Soldier weapon. This Zhao Xing should be immediately disqualified from the competition for violating the rules."
"Brother Cloudsea, such a judgment is unfair," said Heng Yuan, another Third Grade Agricultural Official. "The Ten Thousand Laws Clone Avatar relies on its own laws; how can it be considered Divine Soldier weapon? There is no prohibition against it in the rules."
"But it wasn't permitted either!" Sima Yunhai exclaimed excitedly. "Moreover, how is this method any different from evil magic? Soul Seizure and Soul Devouring are the foundation of its Dharma body. I suggest a thorough investigation of this person!"
Heng Yuan fell silent. He knew that arguing with Sima Yunhai was pointless, because Sima Yunhai deeply hated people who could create Ten Thousand Laws Clone.
Two years ago, he had a junior brother named Pang Xianyun who fought against Liu Tianning in the Daoyuan Continent's Dao Temple.
The goals Liu Tianning set for his apprentice were also goals he himself had to achieve. To become the vice president of Shangluo, he needed to have outstanding achievements.
Therefore, Liu Tianning chose to challenge a high-ranking Tian Shi Sect official, namely Pang Xianyun.
Pang was Third Grade, Liu Tianning was Fourth Grade. Liu Tianning let Pang Xianyun make the first move, unleashing all his spells. Then, Liu Tianning defeated Pang Xianyun in one move.
Originally, not many people knew about this, but after Pang Xianyun was defeated, he was completely impressed by Liu Tianning.
They actually switched their allegiance directly from the Time Faction to the True Self Faction!
He gave up his existing Official Rank and, during this year's reshuffle of officials, went to the Shangluo Academy to become a Classics Scholar.
He also held Liu Tianning in high esteem, publicly stating, "The ultimate truth of all laws is that Master Liu can be my mentor in transmitting the Dao."
Now, things have taken a turn for the better. What was previously unknown has quickly spread Agricultural Official circles of the Daoyuan Continent.
When Sima Yunhai found out, he was furious!
His junior brother was Third Grade, while Liu Tianning was Fourth Grade disciple. Not only did he lose, but he also switched his allegiance to Liu Tianning's sect.
What a disgrace, an utter disgrace!
Sima Yunhai went to persuade him, only to find that his junior brother had even changed his name.
His original name was Pang Xianyun, and later he was called Pang Yuanzhen.
When Sima Yunhai ran over, Pang Yuanzhen instead advised Sima Yunhai to abandon the Way of Heavenly Timing and instead delve into the Way of the True Self.
Sima Yunhai persuaded Pang Yuanzhen for three days and three nights, and Pang Yuanzhen then talked to him about the Straw Man Art for three days and three nights.
Sima Yunhai felt a chill run down his spine.
From then on, he parted ways with his junior brother and deeply hated the True Self Faction. He regarded the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet as an evil technique and focused his attacks on the "Soul Devouring Straw Figure Art".
Seeing Zhao Xing, who cultivates the Ten Thousand Laws Straw Puppet, here today, Sima Yunhai was naturally excited.
Geng Shouchang said, "Brother Cloudsea, don't get agitated. Let the adults decide this matter."
"This is evil magic, this is evil magic..." Sima Yunhai muttered to himself.
Geng Shouchang and Heng Yuan exchanged a glance, then quietly left, and later told Wang Tianzhi about it.
As a candidate for leader of the Time Faction, Wang Tianzhi was quite magnanimous. He quickly replied to his subordinates, "It doesn't count. At least it doesn't violate any rules this term."
"If this year doesn't count, then what about the next year?" Heng Yuan and Geng Shouchang exchanged a glance after receiving the news.
So the proposed solution was sent to Hong Yuanba.
Hong Yuanba relayed his opinion to Lin Zhengfeng.
Lin Zhengfeng then notified all the guards in Azure Sea Grotto Heaven to avoid them all asking questions, "If you encounter this Minister of Agricultural Official named Zhao Xing again, or if there are similar situations, do not report anything unusual. The Agricultural Official's Ten Thousand Laws Clone is not considered a violation."
The guards were puzzled, but nodded as if they understood, and then went back to cram on their Agricultural Official.
However, they all remembered Zhao Xing's name and knew that a Minister of Agricultural Official had participated in the Beast Competition.
Zhao Xing had no idea that his Ten Thousand Laws Clone was being discussed by so many big shots on the very first day.
He was currently in Palace Number Forty-Two, checking the rankings.
Name: Zhao Xing
[Level: Great Arena (Day 1)]
Points: 78000
[Rank: 23818]
"Seventy-eight thousand points. It seems they haven't encountered anyone else yet. They don't have any extra points."
"That's true. It's not that intense yet. The highest-ranked player has less than 200,000 to 300,000 points."
On the first day, everyone was looking for supplies to ensure their ability to move forward, so the competition wasn't too fierce yet.
Even those who can't get their hands on the food won't starve to death within two or three days.
"Two months. I estimate the competition will get really fierce after the first month."
Zhao Xing shut down the Earth Mirror rankings.
The current rankings are not very reliable.
" In Heavenly Timing, I have looted 41 of the 46 supply points near Azure Pearl Lake."
"Five of them were empty; they had obviously been taken."
"The supplies from the forty-one supply points are enough for me and my battle pet to survive for four or five months if there is no fighting. If there is fighting, it's hard to say, but it can still support me in several major battles."
Zhao Xing jumped onto the top of the palace and looked into the distance.
"The toxic fog is spreading for thousands of meters, and it's shrinking relatively slowly, so there's no rush to head towards the center."
The further you progress, the more points you get for those who are eliminated.
"Now that we have sufficient supplies and are not in a hurry to take action, let's first study the top-level technique, ' Yuan-Draining Underground Palace '."
Zhao Xing led the Mountain Cat, the Azure Lion Dog, and the Spirit Illusion Goat away from the supply palace and arrived at a valley.
"Even mastering the basics of a top-tier technique is of great benefit. If I can slow down the absorption rate of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace, that would also be an advantage for me."
"Heaven Defier, Sky Howl, Illusory Heaven, the three of you take turns standing guard."
After Zhao Xing found the valley, he put away all his Ten Thousand Laws Clone.
He needed to focus on studying the Earth Palace Art; even if he placed his Ten Thousand Laws Clone outside, it wouldn't be very effective.
On the contrary, having war beasts stand guard would be more effective.
"Sky Howl, if they're hungry, give them food."
"Don't call me unless it's important."
Zhao Xing took out several boxes.
"Woof!" Sky Howl barked, spitting out a burst of flames to neatly stack the boxes.
"You need to eat sparingly, understand?"
Howling Sky Dog twitched its nose.
Leave it to me, Master, you can go with peace of mind!
Zhao Xing immediately used his Divine Swift Guard and burrowed underground.
As soon as he used his magic to escape underground, he felt the wonder of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace.
"Top-tier techniques are indeed miraculous. Within the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace, I Mystic Earth Art and the Earth Palace Art without being affected in the slightest?"
The Divine Swift Guard is a high-level technique created by the master of the Myriad Forms Underground Palace, combining the Mystic Earth Art and the Earth Palace Art.
It combines the wonders of two spells: Swift Travel Earth Palace and Mystic Earth Guard.
If there is already an Earth Palace in a certain place, then it is impossible for a second Earth Palace to appear.
The Earth Vein have been utilized by the "Yuan-Draining Underground Palace" and have become the foundation of the "Yuan-Draining Underground Palace Art," making them unusable by others.
For example, after Zhao Xing used the Boundless Earth Palace, Chen Shijie then used the Fire Hell Earth Palace.
There will only be one outcome: either the Boundless Earth Palace will collapse, or the Fire Hell Earth Palace will collapse.
As for the Mystic Earth Art, it will not be rejected.
Two Earth Palace are compatible unless the levels are too different.
For example, it is plausible that a mid-level "Frost Earth Palace" appeared on Zhao Xing's Boundless Earth Palace Technique.
Of course, both Earth Palace Art will be affected.
On the Boundless Earth Palace, the part covered by the Frost Earth Palace no longer has the binding force.
However, since the Frost Earth Palace is not directly built on the Earth Vein, the power of its spells will be greatly reduced.
The Divine Swift Guard that Zhao Xing is currently using actually includes the Earth Palace Art.
However, the effects of his spells remained unaffected.
Similarly, the magical effects of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace remain unaffected.
Because Zhao Xing did not feel that the rate at which his vital energy was being lost had slowed down.
"Inclusive and all-encompassing, truly worthy of being a top-tier Earth Palace Art," Zhao Xing thought to himself. "No matter how high I fly or how low I descend in this Yuan-Draining Underground Palace, its absorption efficiency remains constant."
Because of the presence of the Pure Yuan Space, Zhao Xing's vital energy is more abundant, allowing him to maintain his strength for longer than Fourth Grade cultivator, lasting for six days.
But no matter how deep he hides or how high he flies, the efficiency of his vital energy loss becomes constant after six days, which is the most terrifying thing.
Zhao Xing continued downwards, not knowing how long it had been, until it realized that the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace was always so far away from it.
"The difference in the Earth Vein is constantly changing. Unless I also cultivate the top-level Earth Palace Art, I simply cannot destroy this Earth Palace." Zhao Xing stopped his descent and began to observe the massive Earth Palace below.
It looks like a square box, but it has many passageways, like a maze.
The structure is sometimes transparent and sometimes emits a rainbow of light.
Zhao Xing felt that this Earth Palace was absolutely perfect.
Top-level legal studies are rarely seen, and learning channels are scarce, with numerous barriers set up.
Because top-level laws are a national secret, they cannot be easily learned by others.
If it were so easy to learn, it would be easily stolen by spies.
If you want to learn a certain top-level law, you have to become an official in a certain government agency or department; it's not enough to just have money.
Zhao Xing's understanding of the three major secret texts and the Dao has reached the threshold for learning top-level techniques. Now, upon seeing a perfect magical Earth Palace, he became completely engrossed in it.
"The Yuan-Draining Underground Palace is perfect; its utilization of the Earth Vein is truly ingenious," Zhao Xing said, mesmerized.
He even took the initiative to lift the Yuan-Gathering Lock, allowing the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace to absorb the Yuan Qi.
The energy that could originally sustain him for six days can now only last for three days, and Zhao Xing is feeling the difference.
Immersed in comprehending the highest level of Dharma, Zhao Xing felt wonderful and completely forgot about time.
When hungry and tired, they would deploy Pure Yuan Projection in the underground cave and take out supplies to recover.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Xing suddenly heard a dog bark in his mind.
"Woof!"
Zhao Xing suddenly awoke from his reverie.
It wasn't Sky Howl's voice, but Heaven Defier's; that silly cat was barking like a dog again.
"Heaven Defier, what are you barking about like a dog?"
"What? You're hungry? Didn't we prepare six days' worth of food for you?"
"Meow!!"
"What did you say? It's the seventh day now? This... I'm sorry."
Zhao Xing quickly used magic to float to the surface.
At this moment, the Azure Lion Dog dog Sky Howl, still standing on the hilltop vigilantly.
As for the Spirit Illusion Goat and the Mountain Cat, they lay listlessly beside the three empty boxes.
"Come on, let's eat. Sky Howl, come and eat too."
Upon hearing Zhao Xing say that he was going to feed them, the Mountain Cat and the Spirit Illusion Goat immediately perked up, wagging their tails and opening their mouths.
Sky Howl, on the other hand, walked down the hill with elegant steps.
Zhao Xing used Pure Yuan Projection, and three supply boxes appeared.
"Eat."
Master Cat couldn't wait to unlock the door with a swipe of his paw, and then the three-headed beast began to feast.
Zhao Xing wasn't hungry yet, so he took out the Earth Mirror to check on the activities of the past few days.
First, the top-tier spell "Poison Mist Miasma" cast by the Time Faction has shrunk to the vicinity of Azure Pearl Lake.
There were seven supply palaces that had already been swallowed up. Zhao Xing looked back and saw that they were only about three kilometers away from him.
Since it is now the seventh day, the poisonous fog has accelerated considerably. In one day, the fog will shrink from three kilometers away to its current location.
Secondly, there's the matter of points.
Zhao Xing's points have reached 148,000.
The ranking dropped from 23,000 to 33,000, a drop of 10,000 places.
The discrepancy in the points count caught Zhao Xing's attention.
"Logically, since the seventh day hasn't passed yet, I should only have 60,000 survival points and 78,000 points from eliminating others, totaling 138,000. Why is it 148,000?"
Zhao Xing examined the document carefully and finally discovered the clue in the Earth Mirror notification.
There was a reminder sent two days ago at noon.
[Beastmaster ' Liu Zhong ' was on the verge of death due to the inability to obtain supplies. He was then protected by the Azure Sea Token and has been eliminated.]
[Liu Zhong and his war beast were eliminated, generating points which were then evenly distributed among the personnel in Liu Zhong's area.]
You have earned 10,000 points.
"Hmm? So that's how it is." Zhao Xing suddenly realized.
All participants possess the Azure Sea Token, meaning they cannot leave once they enter unless they are about to die and trigger the protection mechanism.
Even those who are eliminated due to starvation without entering combat will still earn points, which will be distributed to others.
The main theme of the Great Arena is survival, because the environment of the Dragon Court Ancient Land is treacherous.
If you know how to survive, you might still reap benefits in the secret realm even without participating in a single battle.
"This Liu Zhong was really unlucky. Without supplies, his vital energy kept draining away. He was practically starving to death before being eliminated. It must have been so tough for him."
Zhao Xing put away the Earth Mirror, looked at the poisonous fog in the distance, and then looked at the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace beneath his feet.
"In such an environment, if you're unlucky and fail to secure supplies, you probably won't be able to unleash your true potential."
When one's vital energy drops below 50%, the power of spells and martial arts will be affected. The reason is simple: fighting on an empty stomach will naturally reduce one's combat strength.
When one's vital energy drops to less than 30%, the power of spells and martial arts will be less than half of what it was before.
When one's vital energy drops below 20%, one progresses from weakness to severe injury.
If the risk is less than 10%, it is life-threatening.
"The Agricultural Official created this extreme environment using the highest level of technology, where no vital energy can be absorbed; instead, it is absorbed by the people."
"This is still limiting the power of the spell. If its full power were to be unleashed, it would be a terrifying natural disaster. Unless it is of a high grade, I'm afraid no one would survive."
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing's desire to master top-level law became even stronger.
He needs to master at least one top-tier technique before the Liang King Rebellion, because at that time, Pinghai Province and the East Sea will be filled with natural disasters.
Although Li Boqian recovered quickly, this "quickly" is relative.
Historical records show that the Liang King Rebellion was quelled in two and a half years, which is indeed short in the River of History.
Two and a half years is indeed not a long time for high-ranking officials who are said to live for hundreds of years.
However, for ordinary people, even a day is a long time in such a disaster.
"With the rebellion of the Liang King, there are quite a few high-ranking Military Sima Nong under his command. If they are affected, it will be a disaster."
After a moment of reflection, Zhao Xing decided to find another place to continue his meditation.
The three war beasts finished eating and were licking their paws.
"It's one thing for a dog to lick, but why are you licking it like that?" Zhao Xing walked over and picked up the Spirit Illusion Goat.
"Baa~" The Spirit Illusion Goat squinted its eyes, and Zhao Xing actually saw flattery on its face.
"Alright, let's go." This little habit was harmless, and Zhao Xing was too lazy to correct it.
In short, the three-headed war beast can now obey orders without question, and he no longer demands anything else.
"Swish, swish, swish~"
One person and three beasts flew rapidly towards the center.
They quickly left the Azure Pearl Lake area.
Two hours later, Zhao Xing stopped and landed on a bare, Stone Mountain.
"Stone Rock Mountain Range, if we stay here, it will take at least twenty days for the poison circle to shrink," Zhao Xing, opening the map and making an estimate.
He planned to make his move a month later, when the poison circle had shrunk rapidly. Finding people to eliminate and gain points now would be inefficient and might even lead to a setback.
Zhao Xing considered himself invincible among his peers, but he was not so arrogant as to think he was invincible even among Fourth Grade.
Without mastering the top-tier techniques, who dares to claim invincibility at the Fourth Grade? Only someone at the Fourth Grade like Liu Tianning can claim to be invincible at that Fourth Grade.
Such a peerless genius has cultivated at the Fifth Grade for over a hundred years, his foundation is so profound that it is unimaginable.
The seven top-tier Dharma bodies alone have already made Old Liu invincible!
"Heaven Defier, Sky Howl, dig a cave here."
"Illusory Heaven, stop fighting. You're just a magician, what are you going to do about it?"
"Woof!"
The Mountain Cat and the Azure Lion Dog dog, one burning with fire and the other striking with lightning, quickly blasted a cave out of the Stone Mountain.
Zhao Xing kept a vigilant eye on his surroundings. Seeing that no one appeared despite the commotion, he guessed that there was really no one around.
So he sent the three war beasts inside to rest, while he continued to sink into the ground to observe the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace.
"Yuan-Draining Underground Palace"
After escaping underground, Zhao Xing was irresistibly drawn to the illusory palace.
Although I have been watching it seriously for more than six days, I have different feelings every time I watch it.
The perfect Earth Palace is built on the Earth Vein, which circulate and flow.
Upon closer inspection, each brick and tile resembles a flowing stream, constantly circulating, with each brick and tile acting as a whirlpool within the water.
However, this vortex only lasted for a very short time, disappearing in an instant.
It appeared as if it didn't exist, and then became extremely smooth.
Then it popped up from somewhere else.
"Compared to the Boundless Earth Palace, it has no sense of constraint or oppression."
"But it seemed to affect my dantian, causing my vital energy to naturally dissipate in this direction."
"Even with the Yuan-Gathering Art to lock it in, I can only delay it by half the time, but I cannot completely stop it from dissipating, because its attraction to vital energy is too mysterious."
Zhao Xing pointed his finger and unleashed the Boundless Earth Palace Technique above the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace.
"Buzz~"
The Boundless Earth Palace was built on the Earth Vein, while the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace seemed to be inside the Earth Vein.
If we consider the Earth Vein as rivers, then the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace is beneath the river, while the Boundless Earth Palace is on the surface of the river.
The two approaches to utilizing the Earth Vein are on different levels.
"The Boundless Earth Palace is vast and imposing, while the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace has lost its sense of size, seemingly omnipresent."
"The binding force of the Boundless Earth Palace can be clearly seen in the fluctuations of the Earth Vein. It is also affected by the environment. In places where the Earth Vein are strong, the power of the Boundless Earth Palace is greater, and in places where the Earth Vein are weak, the power of the Boundless Earth Palace is weaker."
"In terms of distance, my Boundless Earth Palace has very little effect on enemies a thousand meters in the air. Below a thousand meters, the closer to the ground, the stronger the converging force becomes."
"The Yuan-Draining Underground Palace has a consistently powerful effect on absorbing vital energy, whether on the ground or at an altitude of ten thousand meters, which is almost like a fundamental principle of heaven and earth."
Zhao Xing wanted to comprehend the Earth Palace Art, but he didn't expect to learn the ' Yuan-Draining Underground Palace ' technique.
Because at this time, the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace was no longer intended for people to learn or practice magic.
You can't learn top-tier Earth Palace Art just by watching how others use them.
Zhao Xing used the Boundless Earth Palace Method, which he had learned, as a reference in his attempt to make improvements.
The top-tier Yuan -Yuan-Draining Underground Palace is similar to the Boundless Earth Palace. After Zhao Xing cultivated the Earth Palace domain, the Boundless Earth Palace could also prevent others from absorbing any Yuan energy, but it could not absorb the Yuan energy of others.
The Yuan-Draining Underground Palace has no oppressive force, but it can absorb vital energy.
At this time, there is no method available, only external observation, and one cannot practice the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace. However, Zhao Xing can improve his Boundless Earth Palace method.
Just like Feng Qiu back then, who cultivated the Wind Art to the 'intermediate level Eleventh-Turn ', although it is not a high-level technique, it possesses some of the power of a high-level technique.
Take Xue Wenzhong, the Old Sima Nong, for example. He was only Ninth Grade Agricultural Official, yet he could wield Three Feet Heavenly Thunder and Palm Cloud Movement. Although his Dao did not have a fundamental breakthrough, his 'skill' was displayed to a higher level.
"Change!"
Zhao Xing pointed, and the bricks and tiles of the Boundless Earth Palace began to collapse again, the Earth Vein began to flow again, and the palace was disintegrated.
Subsequently, Zhao Xing began to reconstruct the basic structure of the Boundless Earth Palace from a deeper level, based on his insights gained over the past few days.
"Buzz~"
Soon, a new, Boundless Earth Palace appeared, one-tenth the size of the previous one.
Zhao Xing assessed the power of the Boundless Earth Palace and found that it was only 70% of its original strength. His modification actually lowered the spell's limit.
"Point!"
Zhao Xing dismantled the Earth Palace Art again and tried once more, mimicking the vortex structure of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace within the basic structure of his tiled roof beams.
With each attempt, sometimes the Boundless Earth Palace Boundless Earth Palace failed, sometimes its power diminished, and sometimes, although the binding force weakened, it produced a new effect, spewing out a burst of earth fire.
"Boom!"
Inside the cave, the Azure Lion Dog, the Mountain Cat, and the Spirit Illusion Goat were buried by pebbles and dust.
"Woof woof!"
The Azure Lion Dog was picked out of the sand, while the Mountain Cat shook the sand off its body.
"Baa!" The goat looked pitiful. A patch of its fur had been burned off by a sudden burst of subterranean fire, and then a large rock had hit it on the head.
"Woof woof!" The Azure Lion Dog walked to its side, gesturing for it to lie down under its belly.
As for the Mountain Cat, it rolled up the box to protect its food supplies.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was the twenty-seventh day of the Great Arena.
"Hiss hiss hiss~"
The Poison Mist Miasma have reached the Rock Mountain Range.
Wherever the poisonous fog reached, even rocks were corroded and turned into gravel.
Its advance speed is also much faster than on the first day.
"Awoo~~"
As the cave began to crumble, the Howling Sky Dog let out a long howl, calling out to Zhao Xing to report the danger.
The Poison Mist Miasma were less than ten meters away from them; if they didn't leave soon, they would have to endure it.
Azure Lion Dog's intuition told him that being enveloped by the Poison Mist Miasma would be very dangerous.
"They're here! Head east!"
Zhao Xing's figure emerged from the ground.
The man and his three beasts immediately flew out of the cave and headed east.
"This circle is shrinking much faster than before." Zhao Xing glanced back behind him.
The original gray fog had turned slightly purple.
"The top-tier Poison Mist Miasma— if I entered it, I probably wouldn't last even a minute."
Because there is a significant difference between top-level laws and advanced laws.
Based on Zhao Xing's previous life's player damage calculations, if a high-level mage at perfection could deal 100 points of damage, then a top-tier mage would have over 10,000 damage First-Turn.
"I'd better just keep running laps." Zhao Xing actually wanted to experience this top-level method as well.
However, considering the consequences, I gave up. If you get addicted to this thing up close, you might get bitten if you're not careful. If you accidentally inhale it, you'll probably get seriously injured.
"Woof woof!" The Howling Sky Dog barked twice in a certain direction as it ran, then turned back to look at Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing wasn't the only one running laps; many cavalrymen and war beasts that had been hiding in the Rock Mountain Range had now all come out to run.
"It's been 28 days since I came in, it's time to start accumulating points."
Zhao Xing looked at the dozen or so figures to his left.
"Sky Howl, Heaven Defier, Illusory Heaven, kill them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man and the three beasts immediately turned around.
The eight war beasts charged toward the two beast tamers who were rushing to the left front.
"Call out!"
Zhao Xing waved his hand, and Golden Light flashed into the sky.
The Cloud Devour Domain emerged and spread rapidly, enveloping the enemy.
The Azure Sea Token in his arms trembled slightly, echoing the Azure Sea Token held by the two people opposite him.
This means that both sides have entered a 'battle state'. Even if these people are suddenly swallowed up by the poisonous miasma, they will still be considered eliminated by Zhao Xing.
"Brother Qu, someone is chasing us!"
"Hmm? Just three war beasts, and they're only Fifth Grade?"
"Are you crazy? Brother Qu is Fourth Grade master, and although I'm Fifth Grade beast tamer, I also have two mid -Fourth Grade battle beasts. What makes him so special?"
Qu Feng and Gao Lan couldn't understand why Zhao Xing did this at all.
Could it be that he couldn't bear it anymore and was having second thoughts?
No matter how you look at it, Zhao Xing has no advantage, so the two immediately decided to fight.
However, Qu Feng and Gao Lan soon found out why.
Zhao Xing released fifty Ten Thousand Laws Clone, as if copying and pasting.
Then he used Pure Yuan Projection, and a full one hundred Lightning Bamboo grew out of the ground.
In an instant, Qu Feng and his four war beasts were surrounded by Zhao Xing.
"Holy crap, what is this?!"
"Pure Primordial Projection! This is a Pure Primordial Projection! We've encountered the Primordial Self-Sinong!"
"Holy crap, is this the legendary 'Ten Thousand Laws Clone '?"
"Cheating! Arena guards, I'm reporting someone for cheating!" Qu Feng shouted.
"Sizzle~"
But before he could utter a second word, he was engulfed by a sea of lightning, transformed into a streak of blue light, and expelled from the Grotto-Heaven.
The only remaining one, Gao Lan, was eliminated by the combined efforts of the Mountain Cat, the Azure Lion Dog, and the Spirit Illusion Goat.
Nine years ago, when the Mountain Cat was at the early stage of the Fifth Grade, it was able to easily defeat the Fourth Level Emperor Crocodile with a divine bloodline.
The Mountain Cat is now at the late stage of the Fifth Grade.
Currently, Gao Lan only has two mid-stage Fourth Grade battle beasts, while the other two are Fifth Grade, and both only have Ninth Order bloodlines, which are not even enough to defeat a Mountain Cat.
With the combined strength of the Azure Lion Dog and the Spirit Illusion Goat, they were instantly defeated.
He couldn't even voice a question.
Meow~~
The Mountain Cat called out, noticing that Gao Lan had left behind a lot of food after being teleported away.
"You guys eat, but eat the other things first. Save the Yuan Crystal."
Zhao Xing gave the instructions.
Then he waved his hand, and a shadow covered the area, instantly collecting all the Yuan Crystal that Qu Feng and Gao Lan had dropped.
Those that couldn't be carried or stored away were put into boxes and carried by the three-headed war beast.
"Buzz~" came the reminder from the Earth Mirror.
[You eliminated Gao Lan, Qu Feng, and their battle beasts, earning a base score of 41,000 and half the points for the Charioteer (8,000), for a total of 49,000 points.]
Zhao Xing opened the Earth Mirror and glanced at his ranking.
Name: Zhao Xing
[Stage: Great Arena (Day 28)]
Points: 412,000
[Rank: 25180]
"The points for eliminating people have increased." Zhao Xing licked his lips. "The further you go, the more points you get for eliminating others."
Because of the survival points, even if I encounter a weaker opponent, I now have at least 280,000 points.
In the last ten days, those still in the arena will have at least 500,000 points!
Eliminating one player will add at least 250,000 points.
Not to mention that eliminating battle beasts also counts towards points.
Therefore, Zhao Xing was not in a hurry at all.
The First Stage doesn't have a number of players requirement. Once the time is up, the second level will open. As long as you're not eliminated, you can go to the next level to earn points.
Anyone who ranks in the top 500 in the final score will receive a reward.
"Food supplies are plentiful. Let's keep holding out for a while. I feel like I'm close to breaking through," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
In one month, he has been studying the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace and reflecting on his own Boundless Earth Palace. He has reached a critical point and has the opportunity to comprehend the ' Eleventh-Turn ' at any time, which will further increase the upper limit of the Boundless Earth Palace.
Soon, Zhao Xing arrived at a place called "Crescent Moon Mountain" and settled down to meditate.
On the thirty-fifth day since the opening of the Great Arena, deep underground at Crescent Moon Mountain.
"Buzz~"
A Golden Light Earth Palace emerged, its roof fan-shaped, every brick and tile shimmering with brilliant starlight.
As the new, Boundless Earth Palace took shape, Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile.
"It's finally done."
"Go!"
Zhao Xing pointed, Boundless Earth Palace immediately pressed down, embedding itself into the Earth Vein Earth Vein above.
Although the foundation was only pressed down by one foot, the effect was remarkable.
Zhao Xing could feel that the rate at which his vital energy was being lost had greatly decreased.
"True Self could only last 6 days at full strength, but now I can last 60 days!"
"I've neutralized ninety percent of the Yuan-absorbing effect of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace!"
"Let's call the technique that breaks through the original power limit of the Boundless Earth Palace ' Boundless Starlight '."
Theoretically speaking, the Boundless Earth Palace is still a high-level spell, but it has been improved and incorporated his own insights, exceeding the original spell's limit.
If the power of a high-level spell at its peak is one hundred, and the power of a top-level spell at its First-Turn is ten thousand, then the ' Boundless Starlight ' that Zhao Xing has just researched reaches one thousand.
This variation can be described as "high-level Eleventh-Turn", but it is not considered a top-level technique.
The new design has the effect of blocking the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace, and it was created specifically for the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace.
Being able to interfere with the effects of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace is already quite good, and it will also be of great help to Zhao Xing in his future studies of truly top-level techniques.
"The isolation effect of 90% is beyond my expectations. This must be because no one is actively controlling the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
At this moment, outside the Azure Sea Grotto Heaven, on the Genchuan Subduing Wave Ship alongside the Fengxi ship, fifteen Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong were handling official business.
A Earth Mirror hangs high above the main hall.
Suddenly, a red light appeared somewhere on the Earth Mirror.
"Buzzing—"
Meng Kun, a Third Grade official in Agricultural Official in Pingchuan, looked up.
"There is a Yuan-Draining Underground Palace that appears to have been damaged."
"The location is Crescent Moon Mountain... Who is in charge of casting spells at the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace on Crescent Moon Mountain?"
As soon as Meng Kun asked, a Third Grade Agricultural Official raised his head and said, "Lord Meng, it is I."
"Changqing, there's something wrong with your magical Earth Palace, didn't you know?"
Gu Changqing shook his head and said, "I know, but Lord Meng, my Earth Palace Art is not faulty. It was just blocked in a small area. I can restore it at any time, but I'm afraid of hurting that person."
"Hmm? What do you mean?" Meng Kun asked.
Gu Changqing waved his hand, and then, with the help of the surveillance footage from the guard ships in the sky, Zhao Xing's figure appeared.
"We can't get any footage from underground, so I can only show you the situation on the surface."
"Lord Meng, please take a look. This man is named Zhao Xing. He is registered as a Fifth Grade beast tamer on the roster, but in reality, he is an Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong."
"Oh?" Meng Kun gestured for him to continue.
"The Rock Mountain Range, Azure Pearl Lake, and this entire area are all part of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace that I set up. He began to study the Earth Palace a month ago."
"He himself also knows a high-level, perfected Earth Palace Art called Boundless Earth Palace."
"Thirty-five days later, his original Earth Palace Art made a breakthrough, possessing the power to block ninety percent of the minimum efficiency of the Yuan-Draining Underground Palace."
"Hmm?" Meng Kun was quite surprised.
Even though the top-tier Earth Palace Art is spontaneous and has the lowest efficiency, it is still not something that advanced magic can break.
To obstruct even the lowest level of efficiency by 90% is quite remarkable; for Fifth Grade official like the Agricultural Official to achieve this is already quite rare.
Zhao Xing's ability to break through the techniques in just thirty-five days and comprehend the Eleventh-Turn is truly remarkable.
How old is he?
"According to official records, he was thirty-four years old and is currently the Left Director of the Dragon Horse Bureau on Twin Islands."
"Only thirty-four? In the Beast Competition, such a genius in Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong actually emerged?" Meng Kun was shocked.
"Looking across Pinghai Province, these are all extraordinary geniuses! Keeping this person at the Dragon Horse Bureau to raise horses is simply a waste of his talent!"
"Someone come here!"
"Here." Immediately, one of Meng Kun's subordinates rushed in.
"I need detailed background information on this person within three-quarters of an hour!" Meng Kun pointed to Zhao Xing's image on the Earth Mirror.
"Yes." The subordinate immediately ran out.
"Lord Meng, do you intend to recruit this person into the Kunyuan Academy?" Gu Changqing asked.
Kunyuan Academy is the sacred site of the Earthly Advantage Faction Shennong.
"Of course," Meng Kun said matter-of-factly. "How can we let a pearl be covered in dust and forgotten in the countryside? Although we are not from Pinghai Province, we can arrange for him to get in through the academy."