Chapter 164: Chapter 134: Dragon’s Roar

The Golden Bull Fist was the Yan Family’s ultimate technique.

During the final round of the Martial Arts Examination, after knocking the Willow Leaf Saber from Yan Chengdu’s hand, Chu Lingguang had felt the might of this Fist Technique. The power of the Golden Bull Empowerment, a twin-elbow strike, was even greater than the impact of an Iron Mountain Lean.

Yan Chengdu was incredibly ambitious.

He wanted to surpass not only Chu Lingguang but also the likes of Emperor Yue Xuan.

BOOM!

A powerful, explosive sound echoed.

Two dents appeared on the chest of the Wooden Man Target in front of Yan Chengdu.

The Wooden Man Target slid back two meters, one chi, and two cun.

The crowd erupted in an uproar.

Yan Chengdu was the first to enter the Inner Courtyard for cultivation after the initial nine, and his Qi Power was weaker than Qi Shiwei’s. Who would have thought that after awakening his Dragon Elephant Power ahead of schedule, his attack and destructive force would now surpass Qi Shiwei’s?

If he were to lift the Stone Locks now…

He could probably lift over a thousand jin.

All this time, Yan Chengdu’s brilliance had been suppressed by Yan Zhen.

Whenever people saw him, they couldn’t help but think of Yan Zhen. But now, seeing Yan Chengdu’s dazzling achievement, they couldn’t help but think, ’As expected of brothers. Two prodigies from the Yan Family! In the future, they’ll probably wield immense power in the court.’

BANG!

Hu Yanlin executed an Iron Mountain Lean.

The distance the target moved was about the same as Gao Yimu’s. He lost to both Qi Shiwei and Yan Chengdu, but he still successfully qualified to enter the Rear Courtyard for cultivation.

Yan Chengdu was extremely satisfied with his result. When he turned to look at Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin, a blazing fighting spirit finally erupted from him.

When he had first awakened his Dragon Elephant Power, although he had wanted to compete with Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin, he had hidden his edge for fear of failure. But now, feeling his own destructive power and clearly hearing his blood boil, Yan Chengdu finally found the courage to challenge them.

At that moment, Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin also began to take Yan Chengdu seriously. The two prodigies had been solely focused on competing with Yan Zhen. But now, seeing Yan Chengdu knock the Wooden Man Target back two meters, one chi, and two cun and earn a place in the Rear Courtyard, they couldn’t help but see him as an opponent on their level.

No matter how arrogant Yan Chengdu was, this result alone earned him the right to be taken seriously by them.

They even began to feel that Yan Chengdu was a greater threat than Chu Lingguang.

This was not only because of Yan Chengdu’s background, but also because of his talent.

Off to the side, Qi Shiwei and Gao Yimu were also filled with apprehension. Although Yan Chengdu had ignored them, they had to admit to themselves that he now possessed the strength to challenge them.

According to their rankings, the two of them should have been tested after Yan Chengdu. However, when they saw that Lin Longde, who had just awakened his Dragon Elephant Power the night before, was able to get a chance to enter the Rear Courtyard for cultivation, they grew impatient and jumped ahead to take the test.

Who would have thought that Yan Chengdu, the latecomer, would surpass them?

A single Golden Bull Empowerment had left two deep elbow craters on the Wooden Man Target’s chest and even knocked it back two meters, one chi, and two cun.

“Yan Chengdu, Hu Yanlin, you two will also follow Mr. Li to the Rear Courtyard to cultivate in a moment,” Liu Wan said with admiration.

Ever since Yan Chengdu had entered the academy, the two instructors had never overlooked him. This was not just because he was Yan Zhen’s younger brother, but also because the Yan Family had been granted an Advanced Breathing Method by the Imperial Family.

In the last Daoist Examination, Yan Zhen had placed first in Jin City.

During his cultivation at the academy, he had also reigned supreme.

The academy had records of his achievements from the last intake. Both Liu Wan and Li Dayao hoped that a monster like Yan Zhen would appear among this year’s candidates.

Awakening three strands of Dragon Elephant Power at once!

Sending the Wooden Man Target flying ten meters with a single punch, with a Qi Power of 1,700 jin.

This dazzling achievement was kept secret by the academy.

The outside world generally believed that Yan Zhen had only recently attained a Qi Power of 1,700 jin. In reality, he had possessed that much strength from the moment he entered the academy to cultivate, right after he awakened three strands of Dragon Elephant Power simultaneously.

This was also why, two years later, when he went to Baiyang County for Yan Yusheng’s sake, he was able to kill Big Saber Hong with a single strike of his saber.

One had to remember that back in the Provincial Examination, if not for the examiner’s fraud, Big Saber Hong would have taken first place, surpassing even Guo Wei.

Although Big Saber Hong had spent some time building up his strength before taking that Provincial Examination—unlike Guo Wei, who took it just a year after his Daoist Examination—his ability to surpass Guo Wei back then was enough to prove that Big Saber Hong possessed astonishing cultivation talent.

Many years later, even if Big Saber Hong’s Qi Blood was waning and his old injuries had resurfaced, for Yan Zhen to kill him with a single, surprise strike still required an extremely high level of cultivation.

「At the foot of Cyan Cloud Mountain.」

He recalled his first encounter with Big Saber Hong. His Little Red Horse had been so terrified by the Black Panther King’s roar that it lost the courage to flee. Every time Chu Lingguang recalled it, his heart pounded with fear. Back then, his strength was low, and he hadn’t understood just how terrifying the Black Panther King truly was. He had managed to help Big Saber Hong kill the beast that day, and while his Hundred-step Piercing Willow Archery hitting its eye was part of it, the real key to turning the tide was Big Saber Hong’s immense strength.

Now, a man like that had been slain by Yan Zhen with a single slash. Even if the process was suspicious, if Chu Lingguang knew the truth, he would be trembling in fear.

He would exclaim at how terrifyingly powerful Yan Zhen was.

Meanwhile, Liu Wan and Li Dayao were both well aware of Yan Zhen’s potential and talent. Faced with the brilliant record set by the previous Academy Master, the two of them couldn’t afford to fall too far behind, even if they couldn’t match it.

They were both hoping for a candidate to appear who would allow them to report back with satisfactory results.

Clearly, Yan Chengdu was outstanding enough, but he was not yet qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as Yan Zhen.

The two men placed their hopes on Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin.

As for Chu Lingguang… with his entire body’s bloodline channels open, he was originally the most dazzling existence among this group of candidates. But because he had been unable to awaken his Dragon Elephant Power, they feared that even if he could rely on his open bloodline to knock the Wooden Man Target back one meter and earn a chance to cultivate in the Rear Courtyard, he would never be able to compare to Emperor Yue Xuan and Chen Jin in the future.

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