Translated by Luxican

Edited by Leighann

500 jin, if it weren't for the presence of Elder Miao from the Discipline Hall, all the martial disciples present would have suspected that the iron bull had been replaced.

Was that really an iron bull? Surely it wasn't made of cotton or paper mâché?

For most of the martial disciples' present, the 500 jin iron bull was a threshold separating them from the higher-level warriors.

But this threshold was overcome by a female magician, a slender magician who seemed to weigh no more than a hundred jin (= 60kg) at most.

Aware of the disciples' surprise, Elder Miao who was the referee coughed awkwardly, "Luo Qing, disciple Yun Sheng has successfully lifted the 500 jin iron bull, do you want to continue?"

"No!" Luo Qing unexpectedly refused, making Gu Feng and the others very happy. They thought that the female warrior was going to give up on this competition, but Luo Qing's next words were like a sudden thunderstrike, "I request to skip the 500 jin iron bull, and directly lift the 1,000 jin golden lead elephant."

Skipping the 500 jin bull and directly moving to the 1,000 jin elephant, the crowd broke into a commotion.

Even the disciples of the inner court were stunned. Luo Qing hadn't gone stupid because of the stimulation, had she? The 1,000 jin elephant was a weight that could only be challenged by the disciples of the inner court.

Elder Miao was also stunned at first, but then he was pleasantly surprised. He ignored the shocked students and asked: "Luo Qing? Do you mean to say that you broke through to Martial Master?"

Only with the power of a Martial Master was it possible to lift the golden lead elephant.

For the Wu Xuan Peerless Hall gaining one more young Martial Master was of great significance.

Yun Sheng's expression also became solemn.

1,000 jin, it seemed that she still underestimated Luo Qing's strength. She thought that 500 jin would be Luo Qing's limit. Unexpectedly, she also had an ace up her sleeve, she actually reached Martial Master.

However, Yun Sheng was puzzled, after looking at Luo Qing with Shen Nong Pupil, she found that judging by her douqi, she hadn't broken-through Martial Master. How could she lift up the golden lead elephant?

"I dare not hide it. I haven't broken through Martial Master, but I have comprehended a new battle technique, vice-director's Mountain Force to be precise." Luo Qing looked proud of herself, but at the same time, she was also a bit gloomy, as if she hadn't really wanted to reveal the truth.

"A breakthrough in battle technique! Great, that's really great! As soon as the vice-director returns, I'll report to him of your achievement and ask him to take you under his wing. This is really a blessing, after so many years, I never thought anyone would be able to comprehend the vice-director's battle technique!" Elder Miao had already forgotten that they were still in a competition.

"Mountain Force" was a very special battle technique. It was difficult to learn, many people couldn't learn it at all. But if someone comprehended it, they could double their strength by using this battle technique.

It only doubled the strength and, in the eyes of many, it may not compare to a pill.

But this battle technique held another advantage. It doubled the power regardless of cultivation realm.

For a Martial Master it may not be much, but doubling the strength of a Martial Sage would be terrific.

Therefore, there were still many people trying their best to learn this battle technique, but very few actually comprehended it.

Unexpectedly, Luo Qing belonged to these lucky few. She had comprehended the technique in secret and only revealed it on this day.

"It's over, I can't believe that Luo Qing was this powerful!" Lei Hu's expression which had been bright with joy, immediately became sullen.

"What do you mean? Isn't it still not lifted? Yun Sheng hasn't lost yet," Gu Feng didn't know any battle techniques. He could only judge by the martial disciples' moods. Originally, Yun Sheng seemed to have been in a great position, but this suddenly changed.

"It turned out to be the vice-director's personal battle technique. It has become troublesome now, where is Senior Brother Cheng Bai?" Lei Hu turned around in a hurry, he looked around, but did not find Cheng Bai's handsome figure.

***

"Wow----"

There was a thunderous noise, darkness instantly rushed into the night sky above Wu Xuan Peerless Hall. Even the shining stars in the night sky were hid at this moment.

"Tsk, I'm exhausted, I say Beiming, let's take a break, I'm not like you, with endless douqi reserves," In the courtyard on the northern side, an exhausted Cheng Bai stood, pitifully looking at Ye Beiming.

On the chess board between the two, white chess pieces were scattered all over the place. Cheng Bai had completely lost. At this moment, he was itching to check out the reason for the applause coming from the practice field, but he dared not leave.

Ye Beiming did not answer, he just threw a bottle of Qiqisan over.

Cheng Bai saw the bottle of Qiqisan and almost burst into tears. It was medicine again! He really enjoyed abusing people with medicine these days!

Today, was a really tragic day.

***

The chess game in the northern courtyard continued, and the practice field also continued to boil with excitement.

The crowd was applauding as Luo Qing, using her new battle technique, steadily lifted the 1,000 jin golden lead elephant.

Yun Sheng stood by the side, unfazed, she took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was focused on Luo Qing, "Bobo, immediately merge with me, second ability Strange Power. Would 1,000 jin be a problem?"

"My dear Master, are you talking about that baby elephant? No problem, Bobo can lift it with one toe!" Yun Sheng and Bobo worked together smoothly, secretly completing merging.

After 15 minutes, Luo Qing looked at Yun Sheng with a bright smile, "Magician, you are stronger than I expected, how about this, as long as you apologize to Senior Brother Cheng Bai, I can withdraw my bet that you drop out of the Martial Hall."

"Pfft, so you're seeking justice for that Brother Cheng Bai, but unfortunately it's you, who will need to apologize, not me," Yun Sheng flicked her hair away, her pair of black eyes shining like jewels.

Luo Qing's face sank.

The Yun Sheng in front of her looked no different from earlier, but a closer look would reveal that on Yun Sheng's cheeks, a pink flush had appeared, like the pink color of Bobo's eggshell, making her look more delicate, like she was blushing because of stage fright.

"Just a 1,000 jin golden lead elephant," Yun Sheng brushed past Luo Qing like a mighty dragon.

She stretched out her five fingers, grabbed one of the golden lead elephant's feet and took a deep breath. Neither her face nor her ears became red, the elephant was almost weightless, it was lifted up by Yun Sheng as if it was a goose feather.

The whole practice field, that was in an uproar only seconds prior, became silent.

Time seemed to have frozen, everyone was staring at the slender figure on the practice field. They were all breathless at this moment, even those who had laughed at Yun Sheng earlier had forgotten to laugh.

In the night breeze Yun Sheng's bangs swayed revealing her unusually beautiful face, her eyes brighter than the brightest star in the sky.

When Yun Sheng lifted the golden lead elephant above her head, her mouth curved into a charming smile, like a rose.

She was like a peerless immortal standing on the top, and all people around her could only prostate themselves at her feet.

Luo Qing stood blankly on the spot, as if she had been hit on the head.