CHAPTER 579: CHAPTER 579: TWO PEOPLE ELIMINATED

Extremely domineering!

However, there is one drawback—it is extremely difficult to stack up thirty-six movements.

One must ensure that they are not interrupted, while at the same time ensuring a steady supply of energy.

Because the ability of Thirty-Six Waves to perform cross-level kills is actually a stacking and accumulation of energy; energy consumption is low at the beginning, but it increases significantly towards the end, and each wave is greater than the last. To complete the stacking of thirty-six waves, one needs an extraordinarily strong energy reserve.

Otherwise, even if not interrupted, one cannot stack them up!

Indeed.

In the midst of the arena, as Meng Zehao was stacking the fifteenth wave, the energy within his body was exhausted and he was defeated without a fight.

"Aiming high but lacking grounded effort, this set of techniques does not suit you. You should give up! Fail!"

Zhan Yuntian gave his assessment to Meng Zehao.

Meng Zehao, gasping for air, had no retort against Zhan Yuntian’s evaluation.

When he had chosen this national martial art, he had been attracted by its cross-level killing capability.

But after choosing it and starting the training, he realized his choice was a mistake.

Because this national martial art requires a very robust supply of energy for support. Without it, the martial art is useless.

But since he had already chosen it, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and train.

This test indeed exposed the problem.

"Next!"

Zhan Yuntian looked at the others.

This time, Tang Kun stepped forward.

He had chosen a movement technique called Ghost Shadow Illusion.

When executed, his shadow followed his movements, and it seemed quite effective at first. However, he was quickly caught in a lapse by Zhan Yuntian and was swept off the training field with a kick.

"Fail!"

"Next!"

Several others stepped up, but the outcome was tragic. They couldn’t last a few moves against Zhan Yuntian and were defeated.

And their evaluations were all failures!

Finally, it was Xiao Zhan’s turn.

Xiao Zhan chose to fight barehanded without using an Artifact Spirit, knowing that this assessment was certainly not just a simple evaluation—it would definitely result in other outcomes.

Thus, he had to go all out.

Moreover, he had already seen that Zhan Yuntian would only assess the results of martial arts practice and not mix in other considerations.

Therefore, in order to better demonstrate his training results, Xiao Zhan went barehanded.

Zhan Yuntian looked at Xiao Zhan, with no different expression than for the others.

He would not go easy on Xiao Zhan just because he was a Sixth Grade Spirit Master.

"Come on."

Xiao Zhan’s eyes flashed, and he lunged forward with a quick step.

A simple probing punch, aimed straight at Zhan Yuntian’s face.

Zhan Yuntian snorted coldly, stood his ground, and also launched a punch, clashing directly with Xiao Zhan.

Just as their fists were about to collide, Xiao Zhan’s fist suddenly turned into a palm, pressing against Zhan Yuntian’s punch.

As soon as they made contact, Xiao Zhan immediately felt a powerful force surging towards him.

"Not choosing to clash head-on is correct."

Xiao Zhan’s wrist turned, his palm following Zhan Yuntian’s punch around to his wrist, taking hold of it. With a downward press, he deflected the force of the punch while pulling Zhan Yuntian’s body closer.

Then his other hand slapped towards Zhan Yuntian’s chest.

However, Zhan Yuntian reacted quickly, his other hand shooting out to protect his chest.

Xiao Zhan’s Taiji transformed from Yin to Yang, bursting forth with short, vicious force.

Striking solidly on Zhan Yuntian’s palm.

Zhan Yuntian’s body trembled slightly but was not greatly harmed. He quickly adjusted and smashed another punch at Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan’s body spun, his arm extended like a snake probing into the joint, applying Yin technique of Taiji, neutralizing the attack.

At the same time, his other hand followed up with an attack on Zhan Yuntian.

"What skillful hand techniques this young man has, what kind of moves is he using to gain the upper hand against Zhan Yuntian!" Members of the great families couldn’t help but exclaim upon seeing Xiao Zhan’s fight with Zhan Yuntian.

"I recall he seems to have chosen the Taiji Hand, a technique that uses softness to overcome hardness, a blend of the supple and the strong."

"Hmph, this kid knows he’s weak and deliberately chose a martial art that uses weakness to fight strength, taking a shortcut."

"Damn, why didn’t I think to choose it," Meng Zehao, seeing Xiao Zhan momentarily overpowering Zhan Yuntian, regretfully said.

In the arena.

Xiao Zhan indeed had the upper hand.

But this advantage was only temporary. Soon, as Zhan Yuntian’s attacks came like a tempest, Xiao Zhan was inevitably defeated.

"Too much Yin and insufficient Yang, you still need to train. Fail!"

Zhan Yuntian commented towards Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan couldn’t help revealing a wry smile; even this was considered a fail. He had thought he might at least scrape a pass.

"The standards of this War God are really high, Xiao Zhan has already performed very well. He even got the upper hand initially, but yet he still failed," discussed the members of the great families.

"Passing or failing is just a word from his mouth, hmph."

Ye Qingtian said discontentedly.

At this time, Zhan Yuntian addressed everyone.

"Today’s assessment has concluded. Meng Zehao, Liu Fei, you’ve been eliminated."

"Why?"

With these words, Meng Zehao became anxious.

Everyone had failed; why were just the two of them eliminated?

Zhan Yuntian also gave a sufficient explanation, "The martial art you chose reflects a lack of understanding of yourself. Even if you continue to train, you won’t be able to succeed. Hence, you are eliminated."

"Liu Fei, the same goes for you. Overambitious, choosing a martial art that doesn’t suit you. So now, pack your things and leave Hidden Dragon Hall!"

With that, Zhan Yuntian did not give them a chance to argue and left straight away.

Meng Zehao felt dissatisfied and wanted to follow to ask for clarity or beg for another chance, but in the blink of an eye, Zhan Yuntian had disappeared from his view.

He instantly knew that he no longer had a chance to stay.

He sighed helplessly.

Glancing at the crowd, he turned to leave.

Liu Fei also had nothing to say, following Meng Zehao out.

The rest then realized that failure in the assessment equated to elimination. Thankfully, they had not been overambitious and had chosen martial arts suitable to their abilities.

Xiao Zhan watched this scene in silence, dispersing along with the others back to his room.

He had guessed such a result would occur.

There were originally ten groups, now, with two gone, only eight remained.

Including himself.

After returning, Xiao Zhan continued to train. The problem pointed out by Zhan Yuntian went straight to the heart of the matter—excess Yin and lack of Yang, mainly because the Yin was his intrinsic energy, while the Yang was external.

If he could convert his energy directly into Yang, without relying on external forces, then he would resolve this problem.