Beyond Sound

After witnessing Yun Jing's power in the first two rounds of the Foundation Establishment Exam and realizing the gap between herself and him in terms of strength and wealth, Bai Zhenzhen quickly realized something.

"If I simply improve my skills step by step, even if I give it my all and eventually reach a level similar to my opponent's, then my chances of winning will be only 50/50."

"Therefore, simply focusing on improving your strength isn't enough to obtain the Foundation Establishment Certificate."

"But I'm not without my advantages... My advantage is that in the first two rounds I was weak enough that I wasn't even worth their attention."

From the moment the group was formed, she regarded Yun Jing as her biggest rival, constantly paying attention to him, trying to understand him, and gathering intelligence.

"I understand his Dharma Skeleton, his Cultivation Method, his Dual Dantian Technique... but he doesn't understand me very well."

This information gap created by her weaker strength is Bai Zhenzhen's advantage.

"To make good use of this information gap, I must become stronger in a targeted manner."

"My goal is not to surpass my opponent, but to defeat him in the ring."

"These are actually two directions."

It's like needing to train day and night to surpass the strength of a high school student from Songyang High School.

But to defeat a high school student from Songyang High School, all you might need is a dump truck, or a pirated cheat code hidden in their desk.

It was upon realizing this that Bai Zhenzhen began to gradually adjust her cultivation path.

For example, the selection of new Cultivation Method, the direction of the True Spirit Root's deduction of Cultivation Method, and the change of combat style... all began to take arena battles and Yun Jing as the ultimate goal.

Bai Zhenzhen wanted to specialize herself into the state most suitable for defeating Yun Jing in the arena.

Even if it means sacrificing other aspects of her strength in the process, she will do it all, just to obtain the Foundation Establishment Certificate.

At that very moment, as the third round of the arena began, after hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Yun Jing once again activated his Twin Dantians, unleashing streams of magical power that transformed into a sea of fire that bombarded Bai Zhenzhen relentlessly.

Watching Bai Zhenzhen dart left and right, fleeing back and forth under his bombardment, Yun Jing sneered inwardly, "Talk about defeating me with one sword, get closer to me first."

But Yun Jing soon realized something was wrong, because Bai Zhenzhen in front of him didn't try to get closer to him at all. Instead, she kept slashing through the sea of fire with her sword, as if she and the sea of fire were the real enemies.

"What exactly does this woman want?"

"No, whatever she wants to do, we must stop her."

"I cannot fall here; the Yun Family is waiting for me to revive it."

"If the Lineage company collapses, all I can rely on is myself and this Foundation Establishment Certificate."

A bad premonition welled up in his heart. Yun Jing let out a low roar, and the magic power in his body was pushed to the limit. His Twin Dantians were like roaring Giant Dragon, spewing out mouthfuls of molten magic power, which turned into streaks of fire dragons and rushed towards Bai Zhenzhen.

The fire dragon explodes with the slightest touch; either dodging or directly confronting it will inevitably result in injury.

But Bai Zhenzhen remained calm. Facing the roaring fire dragon, she neither dodged nor evaded, but instead used the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art to meet it head-on with her longsword.

With a deafening roar, Bai Zhenzhen, who had cleaved the fire dragon in two with her sword, was covered in burn marks, but she still didn't stop and faced the next fire dragon.

One sword... one sword... and another... The lightning in Bai Zhenzhen's longsword grew increasingly dazzling, and her attacks became faster and faster.

It was the effect of the Level 10 Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art after being deduced by the True Spirit Root that allowed the sword moves to accelerate continuously under the infusion of Thunder Magical Power, each move faster than the last, until the 15th move reached its limit and broke the sound barrier.

In the blink of an eye, she had already unleashed the 14th move of her "Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art.

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen's aura suddenly changed, and her eyes shone with a sharp light as she stared intently at Yun Jing on the other side of the sea of fire.

Then Bai Zhenzhen activated the Martial Arts she had been practicing for the past three months— the Thunder Walk Nine Heavens Step.

Besides using Thunder Magical Power to accelerate Movement Method, the most distinctive feature of this Cultivation Method is that it can leave behind Thunder Magical Power on the ground, forming an electric field in a certain area that continuously accelerates the practitioner's Movement Method.

It can be said that the longer this Cultivation Method is used in continuous combat within a fixed range, the stronger the electric field it generates, and the stronger its acceleration effect on the cultivator.

After Bai Zhenzhen used her True Spirit Root to deduce the technique, it greatly increased the time that the Cultivation Method could retain Thunder Magical Power to form an electric field.

This is the Cultivation Method she specifically chose, practiced, and refined for arena battles, which can further enhance her speed advantage on the arena.

Today's best-of-three format suited her even better than she had anticipated.

In the second round of the arena, she focused solely on stalling for time, not seeking victory at all, in order to leave enough Thunder Magical Power on the stage so that the effect of the Thunder Walk Nine Heavens Step could reach its limit in the third round.

At that moment, bolts of lightning suddenly burst forth on the ground of the arena, transforming into an invisible electric field that enveloped the arena.

Bai Zhenzhen felt the electric field attracting her own Thunder Magical Power, as if springs were taut behind her, waiting for her command to launch her like an electromagnetic cannon.

"Not enough..."

Bai Zhenzhen knew she only had this one chance with her sword, so she was determined to make it the best it could be. Therefore, she unleashed another Martial Arts she had never used before in front of Yun Jing – Thunder God Thunderbolt Art.

By embellishing the body with Thunder Astral Qi condensed from magical power, one can increase speed while resisting the physical stress of high-speed states.

The deduced effect of this Cultivation Method is that it allows Bai Zhenzhen to Qi Explosion all the Thunder Magical Power within her body in one go, and unleash a sword strike that exceeds her own limits.

Whether it's the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art, the Thunder Walk Nine Heavens Step, or the Thunder God Thunderbolt Art, Bai Zhenzhen consistently pursued one goal in selecting and deduce the Cultivation Method: to give herself a greater advantage and a higher chance of victory when fighting Yun Jing on the arena.

As the Thunder God Thunderbolt Art was unleashed at full power, Bai Zhenzhen felt her entire body surging with Thunder Magical Power, leaving not a trace behind.

Under the influence of the Frost Soul Ice Heart Art, in this perilous situation where there was no room for retreat, Bai Zhenzhen could feel her flesh, strength, and Gang Qi becoming increasingly vibrant with the support of the technique.

Boom!

The next moment, with the acceleration of the layers of electric field, Bai Zhenzhen took a step forward and crashed head-on into the sea of fire, slashing her sword at Yun Jing.

The fifteenth sword of the Ten Thousand Swords Without End Art was like a rocket being propelled, emitting a thunderous explosion as it collided with the air.

Following the activation of the Thunder God Thunderbolt Art, Bai Zhenzhen infused all of her magical power into this sword strike.

"Go! Take all my magic power and Gang Qi!"

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She roared inwardly, even channeling all her protective Thunder Astral Qi into this sword strike, just to make it faster, even faster.

Because Bai Zhenzhen's body lacked the protection of Gang Qi, it was quickly torn to pieces under this rapid high pressure, bursting open with cracks.

Amidst the deafening roar of explosions, Bai Zhenzhen had already crossed the sea of fire, which was being squeezed and shattered by waves of air, and arrived in front of Yun Jing.

Her longsword began to accelerate little by little from the first round of the day, until this moment in the third round, when the speed of this strike finally reached its limit, surpassing the speed of sound!

With the full activation of her inner power and extreme concentration, even though the sword strike had surpassed the power of sound, Bai Zhenzhen felt as if the entire world had slowed down in her eyes.

She watched as the longsword in her hand pierced Yun Jing's shoulder inch by inch, but his eyes remained blank, showing no reaction whatsoever.

"As expected, based on my previous estimates, accelerating to this level should allow us to surpass the observation limits of Yun Jing's Eye Skeleton..."

Having thoroughly mastered all the parameters of Yun Jing's Eye Skeleton, Bai Zhenzhen knew that the safest way to break through this Dharma Skeleton was to accelerate to a point where the opponent couldn't even recognize it.

"All three battles today were fought to accelerate this sword strike to this point..."

"No..." Suddenly, Bai Zhenzhen's mind was filled with memories of the past year of arduous training, the countless life-or-death battles, and the unwavering resilience in the face of overwhelming pressure.

She even remembered more: the torment of hiding her Spirit Root since childhood, the arduous studies she had undertaken to ascend to the path of Immortal Dao...

"I have been preparing for this sword strike for over a decade, accelerating my progress for over a decade, and chasing after you for over a decade."

"Now... this sword has finally caught up with you."

Bang!

As the longsword clashed with Yun Jing, Yun Jing's skin, muscles, and bones shattered layer by layer, leaving a large hole in his upper body. Then, with a loud bang, he was sent flying.

After Bai Zhenzhen's all-out sword strike, which surpassed all limits and transcended sound, her body was a bloody mess, her muscles and bones seemingly about to be torn apart.

Feeling enveloped by Divine Power, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Did I... win?"

Huang Zichou looked at Bai Zhenzhen in front of him, nodded and said, "You won. One of the four Foundation Establishment Certificate today is yours."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled slightly upon hearing this, thinking to herself, "Yu Zi, Mom's taken care of things here, the rest is up to you."

The next moment, Bai Zhenzhen had completely fainted.

In the audience, after watching the replay of all three rounds of the match, the person with the "Laughing Crying Emoji" commented, "That's interesting."

"While Bai Zhenzhen's raw strength may not match Yun Jing Jingqiang's, her combat talent and potential are clearly superior."

"Now there's even Foundation Establishment Certificate..."

The "Laughing Crying Emoji" immediately conveyed that Bai Zhenzhen was a valuable investment, and one could imagine that many universities were probably already negotiating admission conditions for Bai Zhenzhen.

"Oh? You're also from Songyang City?"

The person with the "Laughing Crying Emoji" glanced at the applicant's information, smiled slightly, and said, "She's from the same school as Zhang Yu? Then I might as well hire her too."

"I guess I'll be able to finish my work and go back around the same time they go to university?"

This time, even the "Smiling Emoji" beside her didn't reject the suggestion, but instead said, "Although Bai Zhenzhen is also extremely poor, since she was able to pass the Foundation Establishment Exam Foundation Establishment Certificate exam on her first try, she is indeed a talent. She can be of help to you when she goes to university in the future..."

"But don't forget to provide her with proper new employee training and establish clear rules so she doesn't bring her poor-man habits with her in the future..."

Just then, Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao began their final match on the other side, and many viewers immediately turned their attention to them.

(End of this chapter)