Shock

Instructor Su breaking the rules for Little Rain Peak has already caused considerable dissatisfaction among the instructors of other peaks.

However, considering Instructor Su's background, no one truly dared to openly criticize her. This White-Browed Old Man was only responsible for supervising the Sea Trials, and he absolutely did not dare to truly offend Instructor Su. He merely offered a few words of advice, relying on his seniority. If Instructor Su didn't listen, he wouldn't say anything more.

As for the young man who was being beaten, in the White-Browed Old Man's opinion, he might have cultivated some unique body refining technique and possessed some peculiar physique, making his ability to withstand beatings outstanding.

But the Azure Cloud Sect encompasses so many excellent disciples from the Empire. Compared to the monstrous geniuses in the Empire, this young fellow is nothing special. He passed the preliminary selection, but the subsequent trials and assessments won't be so simple. Perhaps he won't be able to pass?

Thirty li away.

The strength of the four people finally ran out, and they couldn't muster even a trace of energy. They collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily and motionless.

They had also come to participate in the Sea Trials. Eliminating that Viscera Refining Realm young man was just a side task. But now they were half-dead with exhaustion. Forget about fighting that young man, it was impossible for them to even pass the Sea Trials. One must know that there were at least five or six li left to go, and in their current state, even getting up was extremely difficult.

Luo Zheng shook his arms. At this moment, he felt refreshed and full of energy. The impurities in his internal organs had been purified quite a bit under the pounding of this full round of punches today. If he were to take a few more rounds of such punches, he would likely be able to reach the peak of the Viscera Refining Realm in a short time.

Unfortunately, such opportunities were not common, and Luo Zheng clearly felt a bit unsatisfied.

He saw the Scholar looking at him with a malicious expression, so he walked up to him, squatted down, and asked, "Listening to what you just said about Young Master Wang, it should be Wang Hengzhi, right?"

The Scholar sneered, "Since you know, why don't you quickly kneel down and accept death? Young Master Wang is an Aristocratic Clan Disciple. You've provoked him, do you think you still have a chance to live? Even if you enter the Azure Cloud Sect, it's still a death sentence."

Luo Zheng nodded and smiled, "Help me pass a message to Young Master Wang. I have no grudges with him, don't involve me in the entanglement between him and Luo Peiran."

"Joke, who is Young Master Wang? Will he listen to you? Do you have the qualifications to talk to him? Killing you is just a matter of a single sentence..." The Scholar continued to sneer.

Bang!

Halfway through the Scholar's words, Luo Zheng suddenly delivered a heavy punch to his jawbone. The entire person was sent flying and flipped in the air before being heavily pressed back to the ground by the pressure. The Scholar's teeth were scattered on the ground, his mouth full of blood. At this point, he couldn't say another word.

Luo Zheng rubbed his fist and said coldly, "Even passing a message is so troublesome, endlessly chattering. Do you really think I have no temper? I've been beaten by you for so long, this one punch is cheap enough for you, right?"

It was indeed as Luo Zheng said. These four people had chased and beaten Luo Zheng for a long time. Although they were shocked by Luo Zheng's abnormal defense, Luo Zheng had been running away the whole time without fighting back. They stubbornly believed that Luo Zheng was just a turtle hiding in its shell and couldn't pose a threat to them.

But Luo Zheng's punch just now was so ruthless and held nothing back.

The other three instantly understood that this guy was definitely not a turtle, but a fierce lion!

After realizing this, they looked at Luo Zheng like startled little rabbits. Now all three of them were completely exhausted. Even if they wanted to run, they couldn't, let alone fight back.

Luo Zheng found the Strong Man and asked, "Did you hear my words clearly just now? Do you need me to repeat them?"

"I heard clearly, I heard clearly. I will convey your words to Young Master Wang," the Strong Man forced a smile. He was a sensible person. If he wasn't honest now, his fate would be the same as that Scholar's. That would be asking for trouble.

Only then did Luo Zheng nod in satisfaction, no longer paying attention to these few people, and continued forward along the road.

On the entire road, there was now only Luo Zheng. Although he had passed the Sea Trials, he wanted to see if he could continue moving forward.

After that chase just now, he had run another five or six li. Running another five li forward should be the end point of the Marrow Refining Realm assessment. He wanted to test his limits.

Under the pressure of four thousand jin, his speed was already extremely slow. Running at a slow pace all the way, it still took him a little over half an hour to finally see the stone tablet ahead.

For cultivators in the Marrow Refining Realm, reaching this stone tablet meant passing the Sea Trials. However, this road had not yet reached its end. He wondered how much the pressure would increase after crossing this stone tablet?

Luo Zheng came before the stone tablet and stepped over it without any hesitation.

Just as he stepped over the stone tablet, an extremely terrifying pressure bore down on him.

Thump!

It was as if a large mountain had been placed on Luo Zheng, pressing him firmly to the ground.

This pressure is a bit too great!

Luo Zheng's face, stomach, and limbs were stuck to the ground as if glued, unable to move at all.

He struggled to lift his head, but felt as if his head weighed tens of thousands of jin, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift it.

Luo Zheng was a bit depressed. Ten li was one thousand jin of pressure, twenty li was two thousand jin of pressure, and thirty li was four thousand jin of pressure. Logically, this forty li section should be eight thousand jin of pressure, but now he felt tens of thousands of jin of force. The pressure seemed to have increased tenfold!

I don't believe it!

Luo Zheng also got angry. He communicated with the two Dragon Scales in his body, drawing their power into his body. Then he roared and circulated all the power in his body.

"Get up for me!"

All the power in his body surged out. The veins on his body bulged, and every muscle expanded to its limit, emitting a bronze glow.

Enduring such fierce power, Luo Zheng forcefully propped up his body with his hands.

However, he was still in a squatting position and had not fully stood up.

Again!

Luo Zheng took a deep breath, this time pouring all his strength into his legs, pressing his hands on his thighs, and slowly rising in a rather awkward posture.

His speed of getting up was very slow, almost rising by a millimeter at a time.

From squatting to standing, this simple action actually took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

At this moment, he was covered in sweat, his chest heaving violently, and the power in his entire body seemed to be exhausted.

However, he still stood up.

He had stood up, but taking a step forward was extremely difficult.

It was foreseeable that as soon as he lifted his feet, his body would immediately lose balance and he would fall headfirst to the ground...

But at this moment, he suddenly felt warm currents continuously surging within his body.

"What's going on?"

Warm currents continuously surged from his arms, body, and legs. Moreover, these warm currents were turbulent and numerous, far exceeding anything he had experienced before.

Luo Zheng was filled with confusion. No one was hitting him right now, so how could warm currents be generated?

"I understand!" A look of wild joy immediately appeared on Luo Zheng's face as he figured it out.

His body could generate warm currents because external force was poured into his body, which his body then transformed into warm currents to cleanse his flesh.

While no one was hitting him now, the external pressure had reached a terrifying level. This pressure was no weaker than the force of someone hitting him, and his body was precisely converting this pressure into warm currents, beginning to cleanse his flesh!

This pressure was continuous and endless, acting uniformly on Luo Zheng's entire body, which was why warm currents were circulating throughout his body.

This high-pressure environment turned out to be an excellent training ground for Luo Zheng. He was overjoyed and stood in place, closing his eyes, allowing the warm currents to remove impurities from his organs.

While Luo Zheng was enjoying himself, the White-Browed Old Man and Instructor Su on the other side were terrified.

The first thirty miles of this path in the Azure Cloud Sect were used for the Sea Trials. Generally, cultivators in the Bone Refining Realm, Viscera Refining Realm, and Marrow Refining Realm would dye their jade pendants red to qualify.

However, the area beyond thirty miles was reserved for cultivators in the Innate Secret Realm.

The pressure inside reached a terrifying fifty thousand jin, which was fifty tripods of force. Just standing inside felt like fifty large tripods pressing down on one's body.

Such terrifying pressure, let alone those in the Marrow Refining Realm, even Half-Step to the Innate Realm cultivators would shy away. Only after entering the Innate Secret Realm could one withstand this pressure.

An ordinary Bone Refining Realm or Viscera Refining Realm cultivator thrown in would likely be crushed directly.

Although this kid's body was incredibly strong and could withstand the attacks of four Marrow Refining Realm cultivators, facing fifty tripods of force would likely result in more bad than good.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, the two separately jumped onto two Flying Carriages and rushed forward.

With the speed of the Flying Carriage, the thirty-mile distance was covered in an instant.

The two jumped down from their respective Flying Carriages and found that Luo Zheng was not only unharmed but had even gotten up from the ground!

The White-Browed Old Man muttered when he saw this scene, "I've presided over the Sea Trials for so many years, I've truly never seen this, truly never seen this..."

Instructor Su covered her small mouth with her jade-like hands, and her beautiful eyes were also filled with shock. This kid clearly only had the strength of the Viscera Refining Realm, so how did he withstand fifty tripods of pressure and even stand up?