PFC Chapter 7005 A new powerhouse has been born!
Chapter 7005 A new powerhouse has been born!
Chapter 7005 A new powerhouse has been born!
This world possesses the essence of heaven and earth, giving humanity a brighter future. However, precisely because of this special energy, the attributes of power are inevitably divided into different grades.
In this world that leans towards idealism, the Willpower system undoubtedly belongs to the elite level. If the Willpower system were to be further divided into different ranks, Willpower Transcendence would inevitably be classified as the most noble elite level.
Even if all other mechanisms are removed, simply stating that will transcends itself is already the ultimate manifestation of the will system.
Moreover, Zhang Huang, a sharp-edged warrior who transforms his beliefs and will into combat power, is the cream of the crop, the kind that even a boundary-breaking warrior like Guan Yu would have to look up to.
“In my entire life, I’ve only ever seen two veterans who have achieved transcendence of willpower,” Huangfu Song said leisurely. “And Zhang Huang, for some special reasons, is clearly stronger than the others who have achieved transcendence of willpower.”
The unique nature of the elite meant that the sword intent, once nurtured, would become a demon god. Zhang Huang's demon god, cultivated through willpower transcendence, was still a top-tier willpower limit-breaking ability, despite being limited by many factors and not reaching the level of willpower transcendence. This was already terrifying.
To put it bluntly, most demon gods, and most top veterans, cannot surpass Guang Yuan's Yuan Demon Sword in terms of willpower, and Guang Yuan plus the Yuan Demon Sword cannot surpass Zhang Huang's Huang God Sword.
The gap is just that ridiculous. A monster whose normal will breaks through the limit may not be strong enough when sparring, but it is undoubtedly strong when killing people!
"What a pity." Chen Xi shook his head. If Zhang Huang had been born in this era...
Well, if Zhang Huang were born in this era, without that cruel environment, without that iron and fire, he wouldn't be able to break through the limits of willpower. It's already an open secret that the Shield Guard Legion's willpower attribute is lower on average than that of elites of the same level when they're not wearing their armor.
There's no way around it. With the protection of noble steel plates, most of them are just ordinary soldiers. How many of them would specifically pursue the so-called iron and fire to forge an iron will?
"There's nothing to regret," Huangfusong said calmly. "But Zhang Yong was eliminated. Don't you have any thoughts on that?"
“I was worried this would happen when he was killing so many people before. Now that things have turned sour, it’s not surprising.” Chen Xi sensed Zhang Yong’s pale face after he woke up in the Myriad Manifestations Divine Palace and confirmed that Zhang Huang had not killed him or damaged his foundation, so he didn’t say anything.
However, Chen Xi did feel that Zhang Yong was likely to fail when Zhang Yong was on a killing spree.
When Zhang Yong left the stage, Zong Mei, who had been watching, also left, since her husband was out of the game and she had no interest in watching anymore.
"Is Zhang Yong's injury serious?" Liu Tong asked casually. After all, he had learned about the terror of transcending willpower from other people's explanations, and he was somewhat worried. Zhang Yong had been unable to get out of bed for half a month after being attacked.
"It's alright, I took a look and it's not too serious." Chen Xi took another look and found that Zhang Yong had stopped crying out and was instead grabbing snacks and tea from the table next to him and drinking them in large gulps. She figured the problem shouldn't be too serious, since even if he were to go to the ICU, he wouldn't be eating and drinking like this.
"General Zhenxi, I see you seem hesitant to speak. Do you have some insights to share?" Chen Xi asked with a smile, noticing that the person beside him had tried to speak several times but stopped each time.
“Actually, what I want to say is that Zhang Yong’s decision to embark on the path of oaths may also be a gamble,” Zhang Ren said with a thoughtful expression. “I have commanded the Xiliang Iron Cavalry before. Their combat strategy is more efficient, and this efficiency is achieved by ignoring some dangers.”
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song seemed to be deep in thought, after all, he had also commanded this group of people before.
“Indeed, Zhang Yong’s sudden insistence on pushing forward the path of oaths is partly motivated by a desire to buy time,” Huangfu Song said slowly. “If he were to forge the seventh talent in the normal way, he would be almost fifty years old by the time he completes the forging.”
Completing the seventh level of forging at fifty is not too late. For most top elites, having the opportunity to try the seventh level of forging at this age is already a success. Moreover, Zhang Yong is certain to succeed in forging, which means he is already among the top tier.
However, the fact that Zhang Yong has reached the seventh level of refinement at the age of fifty means that if he wants to reach the eighth level, he will most likely need to be sixty years old, which is about the same time as Wang Mao. If he can achieve this at this time, he will undoubtedly be an elite. But Zhang Yong's situation means that at the age of fifty-five, which is the last stage of his peak physical function, he will break through the internal energy separation to prolong his life.
After all, people aren't stupid. If they can't break through the internal energy separation barrier, that's one thing. But if they clearly have the ability to break through the internal energy separation barrier and have the opportunity to extend their lifespan, then no matter how much they consider their combat power, they must break through at this late stage.
Because once this point is passed, even with multiple refining processes that extend the body's peak period, the body's various functions will inevitably decline irreversibly.
Therefore, Zhang Yong must achieve the ability to separate internal energy from the body before the age of fifty-five.
Because of this juncture, if Zhang Yong can reach the seventh level through the path of oath now, then taking a gamble to achieve the eighth level in eleven years, and then breaking through the internal energy separation barrier on the spot after reaching the eighth level, is undoubtedly the most profitable option.
"So, it's because Zhang Yong acted too arrogantly before, and then got beaten up quickly, which is a kind of power-up, plus the possibility of maximizing benefits?" Liu Bei had a teasing expression on his face. Of course, the main reason for saying this was to exonerate Zhang Huang and Guang Yuan. After all, if Zhang Yong really had this idea, then Zhang Huang and Guang Yuan's previous collaboration was indeed a bit underhanded.
After all, they had blocked someone's path, and it was such a big deal, so the enmity was quite deep. Therefore, Liu Bei felt it was best to step forward and help exonerate them.
“That’s not the case.” Zhang Ren shook his head and said, “I doubt that Zhang Yong could possibly achieve the eighth level of forging on his own. Well, based on my understanding of Zhang Yong, even if he succeeds in the Path of Oath, I’m afraid he still won’t be able to reach the eighth level of forging.”
Huangfu Song suddenly realized, "That Zhang Yong guy!"
Seeing Huangfu Song's expression, Chen Xi immediately asked with curiosity, "What's going on?"
"The talent Zhang Yong used at the end definitely had a foundation in time-related elements, even if it wasn't that deep, it absolutely involved time. So if Zhang Yong had an eighth level of forging, he would definitely have forcibly pulled it down." Huangfu Song said with a touch of emotion. This generation of young people, regardless of their strength, their imagination and ability to exploit loopholes are truly impressive.
“He has already used up most of his Miracle Power to reveal the original seven layers of fusion. How can he pull the eighth layer of fusion?” Chen Xi frowned, while Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, Zhang Ren and others around him actually understood how to pull it.
"Given Zhang Yong's unscrupulous methods, if there really were an eighth level of forging, he would have sacrificed Zhang Ping, Huang Tao, and Slavnis before. With the terrifying raw power of the seventh level of forging, coupled with the miraculous enhancement, he might have even plundered Slavnis's advanced incineration and sacrifice talents, sending those three guys to his death so that he could temporarily ascend to the eighth level..." Huangfu Song didn't finish his sentence, but those who understood would understand.
Given Zhang Yong's shameless behavior, if this were the case, there would be no hesitation whatsoever; he would definitely go for the Yae and experience it first.
“These three guys weren’t sacrificed, and Zhang Yong even restored them. That just means Zhang Yong still had a lot of Miracle Power left. But that’s normal. Zhang Yong is stronger than most seventh-level cultivators. Sacrificing some of his Miracle Power to temporarily reach the seventh level wouldn’t be a huge loss for him.” Zhou Yu echoed Huangfu Song’s line of thought.
The same operation yields different results for different people. A normal person doing this might die, but for Zhang Yong, it's at most a powerful burst of energy. As long as Zhang Yong can afford the cost, he can temporarily use the seventh level even if he hasn't reached it.
"It was probably after hearing Zhang Huang mention the Oath Tribulation that he suddenly decided to do this. If he wins, he'll advance the seven levels of forging ahead; if he loses, he'll use the future seven levels of the End of Light as payment, directly cutting off the possibility of future forging talent." Guan Yu said with a hint of admiration as he watched Zhang Huang fly towards Wang Mao. In that instant, Zhang Yong seized on this possibility and immediately carried it out!
"In fact, in the entire small world, Zhang Huang might be the only one who can realize this plan. This way of directly severing this future and paying the price of the oath tribulation is very strange, but it is reasonable in terms of the feedback from the oath tribulation." Huangfu Song also spoke with admiration. Zhang Yong was indeed bold. At the very least, Zhang Yong cut off the root of the talent of the End of Light.
"Is this considered the price for paying for the calamity of the oath?" Chen Xi asked, frowning.
“This is an absolute possibility of sevenfold fusion, and it is a possibility that has already been realized,” Huangfu Song said seriously. “For a normal person, losing this means that all your previous preparations and plans are lost, and you can only take a path that you are not prepared for.”
“But it doesn’t seem to matter much to Zhang Yong,” Chen Xi said after thinking for a moment. “Compared to what Zhao Zhen would lose if he failed in the next round, it seems insignificant.”
"No, quite the opposite. The oath tribulation that Zhao Zhen needs to face, even if he can't overcome it, at most it will be unstable, or even if it collapses, he can quickly make a new choice. But Zhang Yong's oath tribulation directly harvests the already predetermined possibility." Seeing that Chen Xi didn't quite understand, Huangfu Song deliberately compared Zhao Zhen's situation with Zhang Yong's.
"I have a feeling that something's not right here." Chen Xi frowned, then involuntarily looked at Bai Qi and Sun Wu.
“Your intuition is indeed sharp. Even though you have no relevant knowledge, just by hearing about this, you realized something you shouldn’t know.” Sun Wu said with a touch of emotion, “The way the Oath Calamity takes away the future, if used at the national level, can turn the predetermined future into an unknowable future, and then rewrite it.”
Chen Xi gasped. He realized something was off when Huangfu Song was talking about this.
“The newly written future will inevitably be different from the original future,” Bai Qi added. “This is one way to rewrite the future.”
“Knowing the future is not a good thing, because when you know the future, the world will simply copy it to save trouble. This will lead to many things being predetermined even though they haven’t happened yet, because the outline is already there, and the world is just filling in the details,” Sun Tzu said with a hint of reminiscence.
“So sometimes it is necessary to completely destroy the known future, turn the known into the unknown, and then rewrite it. However, the broader the scope of the future, the higher the cost of the oath to rewrite the future. And to rewrite the fate of a country, it is necessary to sacrifice a great many loyal people.” Bai Qi said slowly. “Therefore, unless necessary, no one will swear an oath of talent on a large scale.”
Chen Xi glanced at Sun Wu sideways. What you're saying is, "basically not" is exactly what it sounds like.
"Anyway, stay as far away from anything related to oaths or laws as possible. As for talents, if you're sure they weren't developed by humans but were simplified from other gods or ferocious beasts, try not to use them if possible." Huangfu Song added from the side, "Believe me, even if those things seem good, when you delve into a certain level, you'll realize that absolutely none of them are good!"
Chen Xi nodded slightly, as if he had taken it all in, but in reality he had already begun to evaluate in his mind. After reviewing what Sun Wu, Bai Qi, Huangfu Song and others had said, Chen Xi gained a clearer understanding of this world.
The idea that humans can conquer nature is actually achievable in this world!
On the other hand, after witnessing the mutual destruction of Zhang Yong and Zhang Huang, the major clans became much more serious. There was no way around it; even someone as extraordinary as Zhang Yong could be killed by a passerby who tried to kick him because of his arrogant walking posture.
This is also a blow to the major families who have been thriving recently and have become somewhat arrogant. They think they are doing well now, but what if they make a mistake and get kicked to death? Sure enough, fighting alone is not an option; they need to unite the majority!
After being kicked out of the Myriad Palaces, Zhang Yong let out two miserable howls before burying his head in his food. The others wanted to ask Zhang Yong what happened, why he was eliminated so quickly, and why he didn't win the championship, but seeing Zhang Yong engrossed in eating, they kept quiet.
"Here." Zhang Huang transformed most of his will into a sword blade and left it to Wang Pa. He then tried to reunite with Wang Mao, explained his and Guang Yuan's situation, and withdrew. When he came out, he saw the tough guy from the Zhang family eating heartily. After thinking for a moment, he wrapped the thing that the oath had fed back after he killed Zhang Yong in his will and threw it to Zhang Yong.
Only Zhang Huang could do it; others really couldn't. To grasp the oath, one must first have a wild willpower that can crush the oath, that is, a willpower beyond the limit. Most people can't do that. On the other hand, to hold onto the oath, you must be extremely familiar with it.
Zhang Huang had no intention of harming Zhang Yong's power. He attacked Zhang Yong purely because Zhang Yong was too arrogant. He had even warned Zhang Yong to run away several times, but Zhang Yong just wouldn't. In the end, he could only let Zhang Yong lie down. Under these circumstances, when Zhang Huang received feedback about interrupting the path of oath, he naturally put it away and prepared to return it to Zhang Yong in order to reduce Zhang Yong's losses.
"What is this?" Zhang Yong stared blankly at the thing Zhang Huang handed him.
"I don't understand either, but it must have been something you took from me when the Path of Oath collapsed," Zhang Huang said casually. "You can just take it back."
“I see. Then I’d better not.” Zhang Yong shook his head and refused. “I was originally planning to either defeat you or use you to free myself. And this thing, in my memory, is what freed me.”
Zhang Huang was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then instantly realized what Zhang Yong meant.
"You actually have such thoughts?" Zhang Huang clicked his tongue. "Putting aside the issue of strength, such courage and boldness are indeed impressive."
Zhang Yong was speechless. What did he mean by "not to mention the issue of strength"? Fine, you won, so you're right. I lost, so I'm a loser!
"Zhang Lao Er, you were defeated by him?" Sun Er asked Zhang Yong with some curiosity. Although he knew that Zhang Huang was quite strong, the fact that Zhang Yong was carried away like this was still beyond Sun Er's expectations. Was Zhang Huang's strength really that exaggerated?
"Well, to be honest, I'd probably win in a sparring match, but if it were a life-or-death struggle, I think I'd still lose even if we did it again," Zhang Yong said after thinking for a moment. He didn't feel ashamed, but the main reason was that he really couldn't beat Zhang Huang's level. "Speaking of which, how did you get eliminated?"
“He was killed by Wei Shuang,” Sun Er said calmly.
"..." Zhang Yong was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then looked around, "So now, the only ones who have a chance of winning the championship in the knockout stage are Brother Guang and Brother Wang?"
“It’s hard to say. If you can be carried away by Zhang Tou, then Guang Ge and Wang Ge might also be carried away by Wang Tou.” Zhang Yue shook his head and expressed his opinion when he heard Zhang Yong’s words. “Moreover, I heard that Wang Ge is also caught in some kind of pursuit. I estimate that he will be carried away along with that guy from Rome named Elias.”
Previously, when the Xiongnu were around, Elias had to deal with them as well, and pursuing Wang Heng was only one aspect. Now that the Xiongnu are gone, Elias's main focus is on killing Wang Heng. Moreover, Elias's talent structure is too comprehensive, and Wang Heng has no chance of shaking him off. So, a fierce battle is inevitable.
Considering that Wang Heng had exposed his core talent, and that Elias would definitely be able to come up with something to counter it with his infinite transformations, Zhang Yue deeply suspected that Wang Heng was more likely to lose.
However, considering Wang Heng's incredible finishing ability, even if he can't win in a duel, he still has the ability to drag the opponent down with him. Therefore, Zhang Yue judged that Wang Heng and Elias would probably have to be dragged out together. Since I can't win anyway, of course I'll drag you down with me!
"Wang Tou, oh, oh." Sun Er hesitated for a moment before realizing he was talking about Wang Mao, after all, they were a generation apart from Wang Mao. "Speaking of which, how did you leave?"
“I ran into my instructor. A few years ago when we went down the Ganges, didn’t I spar with him a couple of times? This time we met, and he said he wanted to see how much I’ve improved,” Zhang Yue said, quite speechless.
Wang Mao encountered Zhang Yue carrying a sword of will, saying he wanted to see Zhang Yue's progress. Zhang Yue was speechless. "You want to deal with me? Just say so." Sure enough, Wang Mao accidentally carried Zhang Yue away. Although Zhang Yue's performance was amazing, it was useless. At his peak, Wang Mao carried the sword of will formed from Qi Xiu's will and used his head to block it.
“Actually, Zhao Zhen is also a possibility,” Bai Shou suddenly said. “He has once again embarked on the path of the Sevenfold Refining, and what he is refining is the collapse of power.”
“The path of oaths has its backlashes,” Zhang Yong said casually, sounding like he’d seen it all. “You guys don’t really believe there’s a way to turn something difficult into something you’re good at, do you?”
"Ah, the Path of Oath has backlash?" The contemporary elites looked at each other in bewilderment. Damn it, they had never heard of it. Some of them didn't even know about the Path of Oath before Zhao Zhen started his operation.
"You were defeated by the Path of Oath?" Wei Shuang asked with some curiosity.
"Almost there, you're thinking too highly of yourself, what a pity..." Zhang Yong glanced at Zhang Huang. After he stepped back, the more he thought about it, the more something seemed off. Why did Zhang Huang seem hesitant and timid when he fought him? So you really could kill me, huh? In the earlier rounds, you were just assessing how much force to use, right?
"Speaking of which, how come so many people have woken up all of a sudden? Which guy is on a killing spree again?" Qin Ci glanced at Zhang Yong, then looked at the newly awakened brothers around him, and asked with curiosity, "Besides Brother Zhang, there shouldn't be any other beasts like that, right?"
"Alright, stop talking. I know. Anyone who was killed by me in the small world can come to my place for a feast before the New Year. There will be plenty of food and drink!" Zhang Yong said, with an air of "I won't admit my mistake, but I can get you some food and make you all happy."
"Brother Zhang, you're so generous!" The guy who had no real grudge against Zhang Yong, just someone who had been slapped in the small world, didn't hold back when he heard this. After all, he was really inferior in skill, and it was pretty good that he could scam some food for a few days. He might as well eat it.
"Damn it, what's wrong with Wang Pa? The four of us teamed up and he still killed us!" Wang Liang came out of the small world speechlessly. He was at least a sixth level cultivator. Although he was old, he was extremely experienced. In the end, he was killed by Wang Pa in a few moves.
Zhang Yong was stunned for a moment, looked around, and saw that Zhang Ping and his two companions hadn't come out. Then he looked at Zhang Huang, who was silent for a while. Damn, he knocked those three unconscious. Could it be that Wang Pa picked them up? Damn, before leaving, he even gave the other party two Willpower Swords because the other party was a doctor!
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