However, Lian Pinghai still had not given up and gritted his teeth as he held on.
After another seventeen breaths passed, under his desperate efforts, roughly ten percent of the overlapping area between the two boulders still remained in contact.
Everyone understood that the longer this situation continued, the more internal energy Lian Pinghai would expend, and the less likely he would be to separate the two black gold boulders.
At this point, regret showed in many eyes. Lian Pinghai's entire body was already trembling like a sieve; he had clearly reached his limit.
A helpless look also appeared in the refined middle-aged man's eyes. In terms of strength, Lian Pinghai's internal energy alone already made him one of the rare elite experts among first-rate martial artists.
But as a soldier, he knew that what worked, worked, and what did not, did not. He would not loosen his standards by even half a step because of that.
Just then, several acupoints on Lian Pinghai's body gave off a few nearly imperceptible muffled pops.
The sounds were not particularly loud, and happened to be mixed in with the crackling of his joints, like beans popping. Even the refined middle-aged man beside him failed to notice anything unusual.
Almost at the same instant, Lian Pinghai suddenly let out a great roar.
With a bang, the two massive boulders separated in an instant before everyone's unbelieving eyes.
One of the boulders was struck away by his palm like a wheel, rolling swiftly into the distance with a rumble.
Lian Pinghai then staggered back a step as though utterly drained, his entire body soaked as if he had been washed in water.
"Good! Worthy of a renowned man. Brother Lian, you have officially passed the first test. You may now enter the estate, where