Chapter 35

When the sun was high in the sky, Yi Yun arrived at the training ground. The members of the Warrior Reserve, including Zhao Tiezhu, had already come here, eager and impatient. They had brought many large stone rollers and stone grinding discs.

In the past, these rough men had relied on these things to train their strength, which was their specialty and what they were most proud of.

Before Zhang Yuxian arrived, these big men of the Warrior Reserve began to lift the stone rollers with all their might.

Many villagers nearby also stopped to watch, of course they wanted to see such a lively scene.

"Hey, isn't this our martial arts prodigy? How about showing us a few moves?"

Zhao Tiezhu, seeing Yi Yun push through the crowd, said provocatively.

"Thud!"

With a dull sound, Zhao Tiezhu directly threw a stone roller weighing about 400 to 500 pounds in front of Yi Yun.

"Are you up for it?" Zhao Tiezhu looked at Yi Yun with disdain.

In front of so many people, Zhao Tiezhu wanted to prove that Yi Yun's martial arts talent was just a stroke of luck.

"Brother Zhao, you're being too harsh. How can he lift a 450-pound stone roller? Come, little brother, I have a smaller stone lock for you."

A man threw a 200-pound stone lock to Yi Yun, echoing Zhao Tiezhu, and together they mocked Yi Yun.

In their view, let alone 200 pounds, even 50 pounds would be too much for Yi Yun. How could he be a martial arts prodigy?

Yi Yun glanced at these people as if they were fools, not bothering to respond.

He had already shown his martial arts talent. Whether they believed it or not, Yi Yun had planted a seed, achieving his desired effect.

Next, he just needed to follow a routine to cultivate. After he participated in the Divine Kingdom Selection and demonstrated extraordinary strength, there would be plenty of time to explain.

Yi Yun did not want to confront Lian Chengyu directly yet. Lian Chengyu was a level higher in cultivation and had more combat experience. Moreover, Lian Chengyu was not alone; he had Yao Yuan, the old clan leader, and many other Lian clan leaders supporting him.

If they really fought, Yi Yun felt his current strength was still too weak. Besides, he had a weakness—Jiang Xiaorou.

"Master Zhang has arrived."

Suddenly, a man whispered, and the Warrior Reserve members, upon hearing this, became as excited as if they had been injected with adrenaline, rushing to the stone rollers and starting to lift them with all their might.

"Hei! Ha! Hei! Ha!"

These men had been lifting stone rollers for several years, and they had developed a unified chant.

The scene was truly bustling.

Accompanied by Lian Chengyu, Zhang Yuxian walked to the center of the field. The men, with red faces, tried their best to show their strength to Zhang Yuxian, looking like they were seeking approval.

Especially Zhao Tiezhu, who lifted the stone roller with the most effort. His expression seemed to say: See that? This is my true strength. I can play with a 500-pound stone roller easily. How could I be inferior to that kid? Master Zhang, take a good look, didn't you misjudge me earlier?

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuxian frowned. He felt that his already limited patience was about to be exhausted. The higher-ups of the Divine Kingdom had the audacity to hold the Divine Kingdom Selection in the Great Wasteland, and he had taken on this task. He felt like he was teaching a bunch of trash.

"A bunch of fools, stand still!"

Zhang Yuxian suddenly roared, his voice like an explosion, scaring the Warrior Reserve members so much that they trembled and let go of the stone rollers.

"Thud! Thud! Thud!"

The stone rollers fell to the ground, and many people almost hurt their backs.

Zhao Tiezhu and the others were stunned. They didn't expect that Zhang Yuxian, who had always been kind and gentle, would suddenly seem like a different person.

In fact, the Jinlong Guard was an army, and the instructors in the army beat people to death. Zhang Yuxian was already being gentle because he didn't think it was worth it to deal with a bunch of trash. Beating these brain-dead fools would tarnish his reputation as a Jinlong Guard.

"You fools! I'm only here to teach you for three days! I originally planned to teach you boxing and movement techniques, but now, given your level of stupidity, I doubt I can teach you even one skill in three days!"

Zhang Yuxian's sharp gaze swept over the crowd, making everyone feel as if a knife was scraping their face, causing pain.

Zhang Yuxian turned and walked to one end of the training ground, where there was a large tree, about ten meters tall and thick enough to hug.

This was the "large locust tree" that Zhao Tiezhu had mocked Yi Yun about, saying he should eat it.

Zhang Yuxian stood in front of the locust tree, looked up at it, and suddenly delivered a hand strike.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the locust tree was directly severed by Zhang Yuxian's hand strike!

Suck in—

The Warrior Reserve members, seeing this, drew in a sharp breath. The surrounding spectators were even more amazed, having never seen such terrifying martial arts.

Lian Chengyu's eyebrows twitched. If it were a kick, Lian Chengyu could also kick down the tree, but a casual hand strike that cut the tree like grass, without any effort, was truly astonishing.

Zhang Yuxian dragged the thousands-of-pounds-heavy locust tree as if it were a stick, walked to the Warrior Reserve members, and casually threw the tree down.

The people looked at the tree, recalling Zhang Yuxian's words. Zhang Yuxian said he would only teach them one skill. Could it be this hand strike?

Realizing this, many people couldn't help but feel excited. This move was so cool. Even if they couldn't reach Zhang Yuxian's level, having a fraction of his power would be amazing!

"The skill I will teach you today is neither a cultivation technique nor a combat technique, but a secret art! It is the core technique of the Jinlong Guard, invaluable! If you learn it well, it will not only make your future martial arts path smoother but also greatly enhance your physical strength and survival capabilities!"

Zhang Yuxian's words sparked curiosity. It would help in martial arts, increase physical strength, and even improve survival capabilities, and it was the core technique of the Jinlong Guard!

This secret art sounded amazing. What could it be?

"You!" Zhang Yuxian pointed at Zhao Tiezhu, "Step forward!"

Zhao Tiezhu, with a mix of nervousness and excitement, stood in front of Zhang Yuxian.

"I will teach this secret art, and you will be the demonstrator."

Zhang Yuxian's words filled Zhao Tiezhu with great joy. Such a good opportunity had fallen on him.

Ha ha ha.

Zhao Tiezhu laughed inwardly three times. With Zhang Yuxian personally teaching him the secret art, how could he not learn it well?

It seemed that although Master Zhang didn't say it, he actually valued me. After all, my strength ranks among the top in the Warrior Reserve.

Today, I'll start with this locust tree. With one palm, I can at least cut off a large piece of bark!

Just as Zhao Tiezhu was eager to try, Zhang Yuxian delivered two more hand strikes, splitting the locust tree with a "slap, slap."

Then, Zhang Yuxian pointed at the locust tree and said to Zhao Tiezhu, "You! Eat this locust tree!"

When Zhang Yuxian said this, the previously excited Zhao Tiezhu almost fell over.

What? What did he say?

Eat this locust tree.

Eat the locust tree.

Eat the tree.

Eat...

The words echoed in Zhao Tiezhu's mind, and he looked at Zhang Yuxian in disbelief.

Did I hear that right?

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