Buzz buzz buzz~

The rattling iron bones on Ye Qingzhou began to emit a deep resonance and muffled sounds, akin to the sound of thunder echoing, which was precisely the Mountain Technique secret technique he had comprehended from the sword techniques of the Bronze Giant Statue, a high-tier martial technique—Aftershock.

Through this oscillating wave circulating within his body, Ye Qingzhou could repeatedly wash marrow and enhance the strength of his martial bones.

Such a high-tier body refining martial technique is invaluable, worth a fortune!

"I'm really earning big this time."

Gaining yet another secret technique freely, Ye Qingzhou couldn't contain his delight: "This time I truly didn't come for nothing."

Afterwards, Ye Qingzhou tried several more times and found that the enhancement effects from the slashes of the Bronze Giant Statue at the third city gate were becoming weaker.

Continuing would be a waste of time, not worth the effort.

So Ye Qingzhou turned and left to head to the fourth city gate.

Seeing Ye Qingzhou leave, Huang Dengfeng, who had passed through the two city gates consecutively and had been waiting bitterly on the side, couldn't wait to step forward into the range of the third city gate.

"Ye Qingzhou repeatedly took hits; he must have discovered some secret."

Huang Dengfeng's thought moved, holding the Deep Gold Spear, he employed the Forest Technique mid-tier martial technique Pan Guard, to directly face the slashes delivered by the Bronze Giant Statue.

Clang~

The twin blades arrived simultaneously, firmly blocked by the long spear in Huang Dengfeng's hand, yet the force of the impact still made his tiger's mouth numb, his qi and blood boiling, his internal organs feeling as if they had been struck by a heavy punch.

"Damn, what's this?"

Huang Dengfeng almost spat out old blood, his body felt disjointed, and it took quite some time before he regained his composure.

"That guy Ye Qingzhou took over a hundred of such attacks? Is he a monster!"

Sometimes things appear effortless when others do them.

When it's your turn, you realize how astonishingly difficult it truly is.

Quickly, Huang Dengfeng adjusted his breath, recovering some of his stamina.

He stepped back into the attack range of the Bronze Giant Statue, gritting his teeth to activate Pan Guard: "Ye Qingzhou definitely wouldn't bore himself, he must be gaining benefits from the attacks of the statue!"

Clang~

Two more slashes came down, Huang Dengfeng directly kneeled on one knee, cold sweat pouring from his body.

This time, he managed to withstand the slashes again, but his injuries worsened.

Meanwhile, seeing this scene from outside, people started discussing once more.

"Is Huang Dengfeng going crazy too?"

"Do they all enjoy getting hit so much?"

"Tsk tsk, Huang Dengfeng can't do it, has he already kneeled? He seems much worse than Ye Qingzhou, isn't he supposed to have reached great success in Mountain Technique? Why is he so weak?"

"Is Huang Dengfeng weak? If you think you're good, go ahead and try, you probably can't even pass through the second city gate."

"It's not that Huang Dengfeng is weak, it's that Ye Qingzhou is too strong."

At this moment, Huang Dengfeng was burning internally, not in the mood to care about others' thoughts, his eyes were frighteningly bright, and he felt quite proud: "Hahaha, so that's the way it is!"

He already felt his tendons and bones within his body intensifying significantly.

Compared to the physique honed by Ye Qingzhou from the perfection of Mountain Technique, his cultivation clearly fell short, but precisely because of this, the muscle strengthening bone forging effect brought by Aftershock was even more apparent.

After two rounds of slashing, his tendons and bones had about a ten percent increase in strength.

This is an extremely significant enhancement!

"No wonder Ye Qingzhou kept getting hit, he was using the slashes of the Bronze Giant Statue to refine his physique."

Realizing this, Huang Dengfeng quickly sat down to regulate his breath, striving to recover his stamina and injuries.

He had resolved to stay at this stage and take hits.

Two rounds of slashes from the Bronze Giant Statue provided muscle strengthening bone forging effects equivalent to months of hard training.

Given this, why leave?

Even if he fails this stage and loses the chance to enter Lingyun Grotto Heaven, Huang Dengfeng is willing to do so.

After all, entering Lingyun Grotto Heaven is merely akin to buying a lottery ticket, a gamble on luck; if he doesn't find something good, he might as well stay here and take hits.

At least in the Unmoving Stronghold, his progress is tangible and real.

His parents taught him since childhood to always do things with assurance.

Zhang Shousi passed the second city gate, walking up to Huang Dengfeng: "Madman, what kind of trick are you pulling this time?"

Of course, Huang Dengfeng wouldn't disclose the secret of muscle strengthening bone forging, he coldly smiled at Zhang Shousi: "Old Four, don't overthink, I'm just tired, sitting down to rest, isn't it reasonable?"

Zhang Shousi's face showed disdain, commenting: "You, the type who doesn't act early without profit, don't I know you?"

Unfortunately, Huang Dengfeng refused to speak, and Zhang Shousi could do nothing about it.

On the other side, Ye Qingzhou easily passed the remaining two city gates, his physical strength enhancing by about another fold, his aura becoming more substantial and heavy, unmoving like a mountain.

In a flash of white light, Ye Qingzhou was teleported to the fourth stage, Sword Mountain and Blade Forest.

What met his eyes were five steep and majestic peaks, along with dense forests.

The rule for this stage was to use only Forest Technique, and climb to the top of the peaks; every successful climb would yield 1 point.

Of course, the test wasn't about climbing but about the trial taker's skill in utilizing techniques.

In the Sword Mountain and Blade Forest, there would be swift knives formed by flying leaves and swift swords pierced by vines; trial takers cannot dodge, nor withstand using their physiques, they must use techniques to deflect and block, defending against each attack.

"Interesting."

Ye Qingzhou was eager to try, he had always been most confident in his swordsmanship skills.

This method of assessment suited him very well.

The first peak, Ye Qingzhou stepped up.

Whoosh~

Flying leaves transformed into swift knives, shot forward, like a sharp blade, aiming straight at Ye Qingzhou.

Clang~

The Famous Sword Xuanjian of Ye Qingzhou unsheathed in response, a single stroke cutting down the flying leaves, followed by slicing an incoming vine in half, his steps steady and leisurely as he successfully reached the top of the first peak.

As the trial continued, the incoming flying leaves and vine swift swords increased in number, with attacks ramping up in frequency; at the last peak, even dozens of attacks came at once, from all directions, overwhelming the defender.

Forest Technique, Substituting One Thing for Another!

Ye Qingzhou immediately swung his blade, deploying martial techniques.

Amidst the flowing sword light, shadowy sword images morphed into wings, drawing a perfect arc trajectory in mid-air.

Ye Qingzhou's swordsmanship had long surpassed the ordinary, reaching the peak of sublimation, wielded with ease; at this moment, complemented by Forest Breath, his sword technique evolved to its utmost.

As the sword edge turned, the flying leaves and vines were deflected and redirected, thereby initiating a series of chain reactions.

The deflected flying leaves collided with other flying leaves, causing more to change their trajectory, similar to the vines striking like swift swords.

Almost like a domino effect, one falling leads to others falling.

Towards the end, Ye Qingzhou became increasingly skilled, almost effortlessly deflecting dozens of flying leaves and vines launching at him, demonstrating superb sword skills to once again achieve a perfect score.

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