Azure King had personally cultivated the "Primordial True Martial Scripture" and had even spent long years studying it. He knew full well how difficult this art was to cultivate.
He simply did not believe that Jiang Ping An could have followed the obscure cultivation methods in the jade slip step by step and cultivated the "Primordial True Martial Scripture" to the Fourth Floor.
"The process of cultivating the 'Primordial True Martial Scripture' is not merely about comprehending rules. Every step of remolding and tempering the physical body is accompanied by extreme pain—a pain sufficient to shatter the mind of an ordinary God King. How did you endure it?"
Azure King's gaze seemed capable of piercing the soul as he stared fixedly at Jiang Ping An.
Aside from its profound contents, the most difficult aspect of this art lay in its inhumanly painful torment.
The souls of Low-level Spirits were relatively fragile. It was almost impossible for them to withstand it through sheer willpower.
Therefore, he suspected that Jiang Ping An must have possessed some special method that could greatly alleviate or even eliminate the pain, without affecting the final cultivation results.
Jiang Ping An lowered his head and answered in a steady yet clear voice, "In reply to my lord, this junior endured it by force."
"Lies!"
Azure King abruptly rose from his throne. With that single motion, the aura naturally emanating from him was like the entire heavens crashing down.
Thud!
Jiang Ping An was violently pressed flat against the ground without the slightest ability to resist. Terrifying pressure bore down upon every inch of his bones and every strand of muscle.
Crack! Crack!
A dense series of bone-cracking sounds rang out, enough to make one's teeth ache. The skin across his body split open in an instant, blood