Chapter 1800: Chapter 1794: Assessment Concludes

Zhang Menglong effortlessly unraveled Long Sen’s swordsmanship, causing a significant upheaval within Long Sen’s heart.

As the user of this sword technique, Long Sen naturally understood it best. Even though he had only scratched the surface, he was confident that few could withstand this strike under Divine Cultivator, not even Zhang Menglong, and yet, he managed to deflect it so easily.

However, Zhang Menglong didn’t merely deflect it; he directly broke Long Sen’s sword move! If Zhang Menglong wanted to kill him, Long Sen would be dead by now!

"How do you know?" When Long Sen was learning this sword technique, the Sword Spirit had warned him that this sword move was extremely forceful and powerful, but its greatest flaw was a weak point at the Kun Position. Even if a Sixth Grade Divine Breath Martial Artist hit that spot, they could potentially block this sword!

But this was only theoretical. Without a deep understanding of the sword move, it was impossible to know of this flaw, and even if one knew of its existence, accurately hitting and breaking it was incredibly difficult. Zhang Menglong’s previous stroke clearly showcased his deep understanding of this move’s flaw and seemed as if he had practiced it hundreds of times.

"Hahaha, I know every move of your Yujian Villa’s swordsmanship!" Zhang Menglong picked up a twig and began to demonstrate. "This is the move you just used: ’Chaotic Spirit!’"

Zhang Menglong thrust out a sword, and the powerful Sword Qi instantly shredded a Night Demon before him.

"How can you know it?" Long Sen widened his eyes because he knew that Zhang Menglong never received Yujian Villa’s legacy. This move was not something that should have been accessible to Zhang Menglong.

"Watch this move again!"

Zhang Menglong once again demonstrated the "Chaotic Spirit," but this time, Long Sen keenly noticed that the sword move was slightly different, with the critical weak point now hidden like a deadly trap!

"Is this Chaotic Spirit?" Long Sen quickly inquired.

"You could say it’s an enhanced version of Chaotic Spirit," Zhang Menglong smiled, "This sword move integrates swordsmanship from another Sword technique at Yujian Villa, combining the two into one, not only compensating for Chaotic Spirit’s flaw but also enhancing its power by twenty percent!"

"And there’s this move, Flying Star!"

"That’s the second move of that swordplay!" Long Sen exclaimed. To learn this sword technique, you need to be at the realm of Third Grade Divine Cultivator! Currently, Long Sen’s strength isn’t even sufficient to grasp it.

"This sword technique also has a flaw. I have forty-two methods to break it!"

Zhang Menglong conjured a clone to perform this sword technique, then easily broke it with less than half his strength. He even demonstrated and broke it several times using three different methods.

"I’m speechless," Long Sen said, growing a bit frustrated. "I just barely managed to learn one move, and you’ve almost completely broken apart this swordplay. What’s the point in me learning!"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Menglong patted his shoulder, "Don’t worry, learn it well first; when you master a move, I’ll teach you its enhanced version."

"Really?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"If I’m lying, I’m a dog!" Zhang Menglong replied, "Let me first teach you the variations of Chaotic Spirit. There are seventy-nine variations of Chaotic Spirit, each with more than one way to break it..."

Under Zhang Menglong’s guidance, time kept slipping away. Meanwhile, Zhang Menglong contacted Lin Yuan, who seemed fortunate enough to have found a legacy outside the eighteen superpowers, primarily focused on body refinement, which was perfect for him.

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Three years passed in an instant. Zhang Menglong took some time to assimilate the harvest he obtained from the respect of the Blood Cloud Sovereign. He had mastered the core martial arts techniques of the superpowers and even understood how to break them.

It seemed that some superpowers had lost their most core elements, including Martial Arts Techniques and weaponry relics, through long-term inheritance.

However, the only thing Zhang Menglong couldn’t grasp was the Sunset Sect’s Nine Nether Sunset Art. Although he obtained the Sunset Divine Art, cultivating it required two items: the water from the Sunset River and a treasure called the Sunset Mirror.

The water from the Sunset River was essential as it’s said that the Incantation and Cultivation Technique only worked if bathed in the river’s water, the spring of which seemed to reside within the sect’s domain, supposedly taken out by the current Sect Master of the Sunset Sect.

The Sunset Mirror was an auxiliary tool that significantly boosted the success rate of learning the Nine Nether Sunset Art! And this Sunset Mirror was with a senior!

Zhang Menglong suspected that the difficulty in learning the Nine Nether Sunset Art within the Sunset Sect might be due to the lack of this Sunset Mirror. The truth would only be revealed once he reached the Sunset Sect.

As the three-year period ended, the examination officially came to a close.

Zhang Menglong’s Heavenly Pride Order shimmered with dazzling light, and on closer inspection, it had unknowingly turned a brilliant silvery-white, a situation never before seen in a superpower’s examination.

Zhang Menglong observed closely, noting it seemed to be filled with liquid resembling the Galaxy, with starry sparkles, creating a breathtaking beauty.

A moment later, a strange ripple emanated from the Heavenly Pride Order, drawing everyone out of this Ancient Cave Heaven.

"It’s over! Finally over!"

"I’m never coming back to this place!"

Cries echoed around Zhang Menglong as some weaker martial artists found themselves with little to no ability to operate in the Ancient Cave Heaven. To even purchase Zhang Menglong’s wares, one had to find his survival base—an endeavor not everyone was capable of achieving.

Many resorted to eking out a survival in desolate places for three years. Aside from some breakthrough in Life Levels, they gained almost nothing.

Of course, such individuals were the minority. Most managed to move around, and any gain was purely up to personal luck.

Zhang Menglong’s rewards were incalculable. Aside from martial arts gains, the earnings in Divine Crystals amounted to astronomical figures that he couldn’t be bothered to count.

He glanced at the Heavenly Pride Rankings. The total count had dropped by about twenty percent, implying that out of the billions, two to three billion people were forever left in the Ancient Cave Heaven.

The remaining ten thousand in the rankings had immense gains, with Zhang Menglong undoubtedly at the top. Surprisingly, Lin Yuan held second place, seemingly having acquired a remarkable legacy, while Long Sen, having gained the full legacy of Yujian Villa, took third. As for Mo Lingyun, who previously clashed with Zhang Menglong, he had surprisingly landed in fourth place, perhaps owing to incredible luck.

"Since it’s over, let’s begin!"

Those from the superpowers rose from the Floating Island, rearranging themselves to create a pathway.

"First in the Heavenly Pride Rankings: Gu Xiao from Yanlan Empire!"