Actually, Jiang Fan had discovered this problem during his first blood-and-qi test after activating the Mysterious Seal space.
The ratio hadn't been this outrageous back then, but now it seemed to be growing more and more absurd!
Jiang Fan thought about it for a long while without figuring it out, so he stopped dwelling on it.
He sat down cross-legged. With a thought, he arrived inside the Mysterious Seal space.
Last time, after countless challenges, he had already managed to hold out for ten minutes in the second round.
Now that he had absorbed the Azure-Scaled Giant Python's life energy, he wondered whether he could successfully complete the challenge.
"Inheritor, would you like to initiate the second-round challenge?"
"Challenge!"
As Jiang Fan's voice rang out,
the female cultivator appeared on the martial arena!
Her gaze remained as indifferent as ever!
Through his challenges during this period, Jiang Fan had discovered that whether it was Fang Jue or the female cultivator, both were merely life imprints left behind in this space. Thus, neither possessed any memories.
Even if he challenged them ten thousand times, his opponent would still act as though she did not know him, knowing only how to fight!
Just like last time, the female cultivator launched the first attack.
Her legs suddenly exploded with force. She leaped into the air and kicked toward Jiang Fan.
This time, Jiang Fan did not dodge. He stirred his blood and qi and charged forward to meet her!
A foot and a fist collided, sending a wave of air rippling around them.
The two of them each retreated dozens of meters, reaching the edge of the arena!
A strange look appeared in Jiang Fan's eyes.
In his previous challenges, he had always focused on dodging and attacking from the side.
After his blood and qi had increased, he wanted to see the difference between his strength and his opponent's.
From that collision just now, he discovered that she seemed not to be as strong as he had imagined!
Since that was the case, then...
Jiang Fan slammed his right foot into the ground and shot toward the female cultivator like an arrow loosed from a bow.
At the same time, he clenched his right fist. The wind around it howled as it smashed toward the female cultivator's face like a cannonball.
The female cultivator shifted her foot slightly and settled into a firm horse stance. The instant Jiang Fan's fist arrived, her figure moved like a ghost, effortlessly avoiding the blow.
Jiang Fan's gaze sharpened.
This was the first time the female cultivator had dodged one of his attacks, giving him an immense boost of confidence.
He immediately turned his right hand into a palm and slashed horizontally toward the exposed ribs of the female cultivator. She raised her hand to block!
The two retreated again!
Crackling and popping!
After that, figures flashed across the arena as the sounds of fists and feet rang out without pause.
Half an hour later,
Jiang Fan's fist slammed into the female cultivator's throat.
At once, her figure dispersed on the arena.
"Congratulations, challenger. You have successfully completed the second-round challenge!"
"Would you like to enter the Martial Demonstration Sequence?"
Jiang Fan could not conceal the excitement in his eyes.
"Begin!"
"My name is Qing Yue. I was born into poverty.
"At the age of five, both my parents died in the chaos of war. I was taken in by Daoist Qing Feng of Qing Feng Temple on Wugong Mountain, and began studying the Long Wind Divine Fist.
"At ten, I mastered the Long Wind Divine Fist to the point of supreme proficiency.
"At fifteen, Master Qing Feng passed away. I then left the temple to travel, visiting masters from every school and bringing the Long Wind Divine Fist to the pinnacle of perfection.
"At thirty, I happened to obtain this inheritance on Mount Kunlun and began cultivating the Innate Breathing and Qi Guiding Method.
"At forty-five, my cultivation advanced rapidly. I broke through the Houtian realm, but the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth was scarce, ultimately making it impossible to break through to the next realm.
"At sixty-two, I read extensively, refined the energy of medicinal materials, and developed the Spirit Turtle Blood Replenishing Soup. Relying on this blood-replenishing soup, I broke through to the Xiantian realm and lived to the age of 158.
"By fortune, I received the favor of a sage, and the blood-replenishing soup was selected as an inheritance.
"I couldn't find the book by searching its title. You can try searching for the author's name instead; perhaps it was merely renamed!
"If anyone in later generations obtains this, I hope you will treasure it..."
Jiang Fan sat cross-legged.
Scene after scene flashed before his eyes.
In a mere few dozen seconds, the entire life of the female cultivator Qing Yue was recounted.
At the same time, the process by which the female cultivator Qing Yue refined the blood-replenishing soup was branded into his mind like an imprint.
After receiving the inheritance, Jiang Fan opened his eyes. He did not immediately return to reality. Instead, he knitted his brows and sank into thought.
In the second-round inheritance just now, Daoist Qing Yue had mentioned that the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth was scarce. Could that be related to what Fang Jue had mentioned in the first round about Heaven and Earth's incompleteness?
The favor of a sage—who was this sage?
The blood-replenishing soup had been selected as an inheritance. What exactly was being inherited?
They had mentioned lifespan several times. What did that have to do with lifespan?
After deducing for a long while, Jiang Fan arrived at a bold guess!
But whether his guess was right or wrong would still have to be verified through the later rounds.
It was still early, so Jiang Fan spent the entire day practicing in the cultivation room.
Aside from cultivating with the Innate Breathing Technique, he also practiced the Five-Element Fist over and over again.
Only after he had practiced the Five-Element Fist to Major Accomplishment did he finally stop.
Beep!
Blood and Qi Value: 5.3 Combat Power Value: 721
Jiang Fan exhaled, unable to hide the joy on his face.
But in the blink of an eye, his brows furrowed.
Although he had obtained the Innate Breathing Technique in the space and could temper his blood and qi, allowing his progress to advance rapidly,
he could also quickly improve his combat awareness.
But he still lacked martial arts techniques!
At present, he only had the Five-Element Fist, which was simply not enough!
When he had fought the Azure-Scaled Giant Python last time, he had managed to hunt it down mainly because he knew its weaknesses like the back of his hand.
Otherwise, relying solely on his Five-Element Fist, it would have been very difficult for him to break through the Azure-Scaled Giant Python's defenses.
If he had a high-level martial art that could provide an enhancement based on his blood and qi and be used in battle, his combat power would increase by multiples.
It was just that martial arts techniques...
They were still very difficult to obtain at present.
On one hand, he could not challenge the third round for the time being.
On the other, the rewards for each round were unknown, so there was no guarantee that successfully completing the next round would reward him with a martial arts technique.
He could only seek one in the real world.
There was about a month left until the college entrance examination.
If he could cultivate his blood and qi to a new level within this month and reach the level of a Level Two Martial Artist,
then he would have a very good chance of being admitted to the most prestigious martial arts university.
By then, he could study under a famous master and learn high-level martial arts techniques!
Jiang Fan left the cultivation room.
After greeting Bingbing at the front desk, he had just walked out of Thunder Martial Hall when he ran into Lei Ming, who had returned from school.
Lei Ming's brows were tightly knitted as he walked with his head lowered, quite unlike his usual boisterous self.
Jiang Fan found it strange.
"A-Ming!"
Lei Ming had been weighed down by his thoughts. Upon suddenly hearing Jiang Fan's voice, he stopped and looked up.
"Brother Fan!"
Lei Ming's expression was grave.
Jiang Fan patted him on the shoulder and smiled.
"What happened?"
Lei Ming opened and closed his mouth, hesitating to speak.
Jiang Fan punched him lightly in the chest.
"We're brothers here. What is there that you can't say?"
Lei Ming hesitated for a moment.
"Brother Fan, you've been expelled!"
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