After Duanmu Xingling left, Zhang Ruochen put away his thoughts and stopped thinking about her identity. He took out the space-time crystal, entered the inner space, and continued to practice the Thirteen Soul-Chasing Swords.
The first three swords, Seven Kills of Dead Souls, Breaking Souls and Listening to the Wind, and Suppressing Souls and Standing Shadows, have been practiced to the transformation state.
The next step is to practice the remaining ten sword techniques.
Zhang Ruochen held the Purple Thunder Sword, and the heart of the sword in the sea of qi spun and turned into a small figure.
When that figure was practicing swordsmanship, Zhang Ruochen also entered the realm where the sword's heart was transparent, and the sword in his hand also started to swing.
After spending four days, Zhang Ruochen finally mastered the entire set of sword techniques to the realm of transformation.
The power of swordsmanship seems to have reached a higher level.
"Now, just over a day has passed outside. The second round of assessment should not be completely over yet."
"I have broken through to the late stage of Tianji Realm, but I don't know what kind of realm it is now?"
Reaching the late stage of Tianji Realm, Zhang Ruochen has never had the opportunity to test his own strength, until now, he can finally test it.
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes and immersed his martial soul into the air sea. In the center of the air sea, he saw a liquid ball of true energy the size of a pigeon egg suspended.
Faintly, one can see the phantoms of sacred gods floating on the surface of the true energy sphere, flying according to certain rules.
By running the "Nine Heavens Ming Emperor Sutra", the true energy ball immediately rotated rapidly, releasing wisps of true energy, which were divided into thirty-six channels and poured into the thirty-six meridians of the body.
"Wow!"
At the same time, a layer of cyan light appeared on the surface of Zhang Ruochen's body, rushing out of the body and turning into a layer of body-protecting Tiangang with a diameter of three feet.
Ordinary Dzogchen Dzogchen warriors, even if they attack with all their strength, cannot break through the layer of protective Tiangang, and cannot harm Zhang Ruochen at all.
Zhang Ruochen mobilized his true energy, transported it to the blood spirit veins, and activated the golden dragon ball in his heart.
"The transformation of the dragon."
A deep dragon roar came out from the dragon ball.
A golden dragon energy was released, pouring out from his heart and flowing to Zhang Ruochen's limbs and head.
Zhang Ruochen was shocked, and felt his body expand violently, and his head and limbs were pulled by an invisible force, like five horses tearing a corpse apart.
"puff!"
Zhang Ruochen sensed danger and immediately dispersed his true energy, and the pulling force finally disappeared. A sharp pain surged from his abdomen to his throat, and a mouthful of blood spit out from his mouth.
Failed!
"It's really not an easy task to perform the divine dragon transformation."
On the Pilgrimage Stairway, Zhang Ruochen performed the Divine Dragon Transformation and transformed into a golden dragon, easily defeating the descendants of the four great saints with overwhelming power.
This shows how powerful the Dragon Transformation is.
However, the Divine Dragon Transformation is a high-grade ghost-level martial skill. Zhang Ruochen has never practiced it, so he can only guess that it may be related to the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm.
If Zhang Ruochen could perform the Divine Dragon Transformation at will, who knows how high his strength would rise?
try again.
This time, Zhang Ruochen became a little more cautious, so as not to fail to perform the divine dragon transformation and get injured instead.
The second actual battle with the Dragon Transformation still failed.
Based on the last experience, Zhang Ruochen was not injured.
Then came the third time.
This time, Zhang Ruochen fired the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm while injecting his true energy into the dragon ball, using the power of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm to activate the power of the dragon ball.
Unfortunately it still failed.
After failing seventy-eight times in a row, I finally made some progress.
Zhang Ruochen discovered that as long as he struck the first five palms of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm as fast as possible, he could stimulate part of the power of the dragon beads and form a layer of golden dragon scales on the surface of the body.
"The wild elephant is galloping to the ground."
"The flying dragon is in the sky."
"The dragon and the elephant return to their fields."
"Dragon-shaped shadow."
"Xiang Li Jiudie."
Just after the fifth palm was struck, Zhang Ruochen felt a powerful force burst out of his body, rushing out from the inside out.
The surface of the skin glowed, and pieces of golden dragon scales the size of fingernails grew, covering the whole body. Even the scalp and fingernails turned into lin-like shapes.
It did not inspire the power of the dragon transformation, but it greatly increased Zhang Ruochen's strength and defense, reaching a half-dragon and half-human form.
"It is too difficult to inspire the Divine Dragon Transformation. Even if you try a thousand times, you may not be able to succeed once."
"Perhaps, only when I encounter danger, under the stimulation of huge pressure, and with the power of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, can I perform the Divine Dragon Transformation."
Of course, being able to activate a layer of dragon scale armor has also improved Zhang Ruochen's strength a lot.
According to Zhang Ruochen's guess, if the sixth palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, "Dragon Tribulation", is successfully practiced, then more powerful dragon power can be inspired.
Even, the probability of performing the Divine Dragon Transformation will increase a lot.
Zhang Ruochen has just broken through to the late stage of Tianji Realm. If he wants to break through to the small extreme level of Tianji Realm, he will not be able to do it overnight.
If you want to improve your strength before the third round of assessment, you can only practice the sixth palm of Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm.
After successfully cultivating the sixth palm, the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm will be promoted to a high-grade spirit-level martial skill. With the mystery of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm, even if it is only cultivated into the sixth palm, it can still exert power comparable to the low-grade ghost-level martial arts.
"The Tribulation of the Dragon."
Zhang Ruochen stood in the center of the space within the space-time crystal, with his legs slightly bent, standing in a dragon-shaped horse stance, his hands like palms and claws, and the bones of his body were almost completely connected together, making a "gurgle" sound of bone collision.
As both palms were struck out, streaks of lightning flew out from the palms of the hands.
"Ouch!"
A phantom of a divine dragon more than ten meters long flew out from the palm of his hand, spun around him, and then disappeared.
The Tribulation of the Divine Dragon focuses most on the power of the palm, which can convert the true energy into the power of thunder and lightning, just like the divine dragon passing through the calamity in the midst of thunder and lightning.
Because Zhang Ruochen took the Dragon Ball, it will be easier to practice the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, and he can fully unleash the power of the palm.
"It is also a high-grade spiritual martial skill. The sixth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm is more mysterious, more powerful, and more powerful than the Thirteen Soul-Chasing Swords. At the same time, it is also more difficult to practice."
It took Zhang Ruochen a day and a night to master the Divine Dragon Tribulation to the basic level.
It took Zhang Ruochen another three days to practice Divine Dragon's Tribulation to a small degree.
Next, Zhang Ruochen had to make tens of thousands of palm prints almost every day. He did not stop to rest until the true energy in his body was exhausted.
Once you regain your true energy, you can continue practicing immediately.
After practicing sleeplessly for half a month, Zhang Ruochen finally mastered the Divine Dragon's Tribulation to great perfection.
If Zhang Ruochen had not broken through to the Heavenly Realm, it would have taken at least one or two years to successfully practice the sixth palm of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm.
Now, it only takes less than a month to practice successfully.
Moreover, Zhang Ruochen has also completely refined the ball of semi-holy light in the sea of qi.
Although it was only 1% of the semi-holy light, it made Zhang Ruochen's martial spirit reach a strength comparable to that of a monk in the fourth transformation of fish and dragon.
If he exerts the power of his martial soul, mobilizes the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and converts it into a power attack, Zhang Ruochen's current strength is enough to compete with the monks who have transformed into fish and dragon in the second form.
Of course, it is impossible for him to defeat the monk who can transform into a fish and dragon for the second time. In the end, he can only compete with one or two.
Moreover, if the opponent is a genius in the Holy Academy, let alone the second transformation of fish-dragon, even if he encounters the first transformation of fish-dragon, it is best to escape immediately.
For example, although Xu Hai is only at the first level of the Fish-Dragon Realm, he is a descendant of a sage clan and can defeat his opponents across several realms.
If Zhang Chen encounters him, it is best to run for his life, even if he may not be able to escape.
The inner space of the space-time crystal is very small. Zhang Ruochen did not dare to test the power of the Dragon Tribulation inside, so he could only leave the inner space of the space-time crystal first.
"Bang bang."
Arriving at the martial arts training ground of Wushi Yiguan, Zhang Ruochen used the fastest speed to hit the six palms of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Palm, immediately stimulating the power of the Dragon Ball.
"Wow!"
Zhang Ruochen's whole body was wrapped in golden light, and his skin gradually became hard and turned into scales.
The bones of the whole body undergo subtle changes, like being cast from gold and stone, growing dragon patterns one after another.
The ten fingers tripled in size, became sharp, and turned into two dragon claws.
A tearing pain came from his back, and with a chirping sound, a pair of twelve-meter-long golden dragon wings grew out. They were also covered in dragon scales and were as hard as iron.
Zhang Ruochen was very amazed when he saw the changes in his body.
It's not a dragon transformation, it's still half-human and half-dragon, but it's much more powerful than the previous state.
"With my current strength, even if I don't use my mental power and the power of martial arts, I can probably fight a few moves with the "Tianbang" warriors."
The warriors in "Tianbang" are all very powerful, and they are the elite among the elite.
Especially for the top ranked masters, even if Zhang Ruochen uses his mental power and martial soul power to play out all his cards, he still cannot be their opponent.
During the period of Zhang Ruochen's cultivation in the space-time crystal, only eight days had passed in the outside world, and the second round of assessment in the Holy Academy was finally completed.
The assessment rankings of each department were posted and written into lists, which were hung outside the Holy Courtyard.
Without any suspense, Zhang Ruochen became the number one in the swordsmanship department and received the seventh-grade elixir, Sword Heart Pill.
Many people were very surprised when they saw that Zhang Ruochen was the first in the swordsmanship department. Because, in the second round of assessment, Zhang Ruochen only practiced three sword techniques.
How could he be number one in the three-movement swordsmanship?
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen is not a descendant of the saint family, otherwise some people would definitely think it was a shady plot after seeing this result.
Only a few people know that Zhang Ruochen's three-move sword practice has reached the realm of transformation and he is definitely the number one in the swordsmanship department.
Half Saint Lingshu personally delivered the Jianxin Pill to Wushi Post House and handed it over to Zhang Ruochen.
"Zhang Ruochen, tomorrow is the third round of assessment, and the location of the assessment will be in a low-level ruin realm that was just discovered."
"The Ruins Realm is full of unknown dangers. There are not only powerful indigenous monks, but also some desperate and dangerous places left over from ancient times. If you are unlucky, even a fish-dragon realm warrior may die inside."
Lingshu Half Saint looked serious and said: "You'd better make more preparations in advance. When you enter the market world, you can only rely on yourself. No one can help you. I'm very optimistic about you, but don't let me down."