There was still about a week before the opening of the Heavenly Void Mystery Land. The Five Elements Academy announced an important matter.
The thirty people who would enter the Tian Xu Secret Dimension would be selected according to the Battle Power Tablet. All the students were allowed to challenge the Battle Power Tablet until the day before the opening of the Tian Xu Secret Dimension.
When the news was released, the entire Five Elements Academy was in an uproar.
Most of the students came to challenge the Battle Power Tower. Other than a small number of students who thought that they had no chance, the rest of the students who had a chance trained hard and challenged the Battle Power Tower.
The rankings on the Battle Power Tablet kept changing in the past few days.
One second, you were still in the same position, and the next second, you might fall back a few places.
Fang Chen saw the changes on the Battle Power Tablet and couldn't help but sigh.
However, Fang Chen didn't challenge the Battle Power Tablet.
He was originally ranked tenth, but because of Blazing Heaven and Lin Yaner's strength, he was pushed out of the top ten. Now, he was ranked twelfth.
Although he was ranked twelfth, he wasn't threatened yet.
It was impossible to push him out of the top thirty.
He might as well use the time to train.
After about five days, the rankings on the Battle Power Tablet finally stabilized.
At this time, most of the martial artists who didn't make it to the top thirty gave up.
During this period, an earth-shattering thing happened. Star and Moon challenged the Battle Power Tower.
As the only direct disciple of the Five Elements Academy's dean, Star and Moon's popularity had always been high.
However, Star and Moon didn't challenge the Battle Power Tower, so her name wasn't on the Battle Power Tablet.
This time, Star and Moon challenged the Battle Power Tower.
Everyone was predicting that Xing Yue would at least be ranked in the top five of the Battle Power Tablet, or even the top three.
However, when Star and Moon finished challenging the Battle Power Tower, everyone was shocked.
Why?
Because Star and Moon's ranking on the Battle Power Tablet had surpassed Zhang Jingtao, and she became the new number one on the Battle Power Tablet.
Zhang Jingtao had occupied the Battle Tablet for a very long time, and no one had been able to threaten him.
This time, Star and Moon had actually surpassed Zhang Jingtao. Was she going to replace Zhang Jingtao and become the new strongest person in the Five Elements Academy?
All of the students were discussing. No one dared to imagine.
"Heavens! As expected of the Headmaster's personal disciple, Star and Moon's cultivation base is so strong that it easily surpassed Zhang Jingtao's."
"Yeah, Zhang Jingtao has been at the top of the Battle Tablet for a long time. I didn't expect Star and Moon to surpass him."
"Ever since Zhang Jingtao challenged the tower, he hasn't appeared again. I wonder what he's doing."
"Will Zhang Jingtao come out when he learns that his ranking has been surpassed?"
For a time, the topic of who was stronger between Star and Moon and Zhang Jingtao spread like wildfire in the Five Elements Academy.
Because Star and Moon was the goddess of the Five Elements Academy, and because her cultivation was so strong, she had a lot of fans.
Many students supported Star and Moon.
However, there were also some students who thought that Zhang Jingtao was a veteran and it was impossible for Star and Moon to oust Zhang Jingtao.
Within the Five Elements Academy, the two factions kept arguing.
Of course, this matter finally came to an end the day before they went to the Heavenly Void Mystery Land.
That was because Zhang Jingtao came out of seclusion on this day.
When Zhang Jingtao came out of seclusion, it shocked the entire Five Elements Academy. Even the Headmaster personally came to the mountain peak where Zhang Jingtao was. The Bloody Spear Man and the four Sage Masters came one after another.
At this moment, on the mountain peak, a soaring aura shot into the sky.
This aura contained a vast amount of power.
When the Headmaster and the others saw this, their eyes burned with passion.
Although Zhang Jingtao didn't have much talent in the Sword Dao, it was undeniable that Zhang Jingtao's martial arts potential was very heaven-defying.
If he was nurtured well, in time, he would definitely be able to shock the entire Ancient Sword Continent.
Zhang Jingtao had comprehended the True Meaning much earlier than Fang Chen and Star and Moon.
Ever since Zhang Jingtao comprehended the True Meaning and finished the Battle Power Tower, he had been in seclusion.
Until today, Zhang Jingtao finally came out of seclusion.
He was once the number one person on the Battle Power Tablet in the Five Elements Academy and the number one person among the younger generation in the Five Elements State.
Did his coming out of seclusion mean that his strength had increased again?
On this day, the entire sky above the Five Elements Academy was filled with a gray aura. Zhang Jingtao's seclusion place was still closed.
No one dared to disturb Zhang Jingtao. Even the Headmaster and the others were thinking.
"Why hasn't Zhang Jingtao come out yet?" Elder Han asked curiously.
"Could it be that there's a problem with his cultivation?" The Bloody Spear Man said softly.
This trip to the Heavenly Void Mystery Land mainly depended on Zhang Jingtao and Star and Moon. As for Fang Chen, he hadn't fully grown yet.
The trip to the Heavenly Void Mystery Land wasn't just limited to the Five Elements State. It was said that the other two states would also participate.
Therefore, Zhang Jingtao was the hope of the Five Elements Academy.
"He should be fine," the Headmaster said softly.
Behind the Headmaster, the four Holy Masters also narrowed their eyes and stared at Zhang Jingtao.
At this moment, on this mountain peak, a soaring aura instantly filled the entire mountain peak.
A majestic power appeared around the palace where Zhang Jingtao was in seclusion. Above the mountain peak, the power of heaven and earth crazily surged into the palace.
The Headmaster's expression changed slightly. He immediately said in a low voice, "Zhang Jingtao is trying to break through to the True Martial Realm."
The few True Martial Realm experts present knew best that this phenomenon was an act of breaking through to the True Martial Realm.
"Zhang Jingtao is too reckless. It's very dangerous for him to break through to the True Martial Realm without anyone to protect him," Elder Han said worriedly.
Breaking through to the True Martial Realm didn't just require one to comprehend the True Meaning. Once one succeeded, there would be a Lightning Tribulation. Some warriors' Lightning Tribulations were weak, while others' Lightning Tribulations were strong.
In short, if there were no experts to protect him, he would die in the Lightning Tribulation if he wasn't careful.
Of course, the process of breaking through to the True Martial Realm was also filled with danger.
"This brat, why didn't he inform us?" The Bloody Spear Man also said softly.
If Zhang Jingtao was injured, it would definitely affect the trip to the Tian Xu Secret Realm. At that time, the Five Elements State's cultivators would definitely be suppressed by the other two states.
"Please don't let anything happen to him," Elder Han said in his heart.
At this moment, Fang Chen was floating in the sky. The Star and Moon stood beside him. Behind them, there was a group of students from the Five Elements Academy. They were all paying attention to Zhang Jingtao's situation.
Rumble …
Suddenly, the sky was filled with dark clouds. Following that, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
In the blink of an eye, a sea of lightning appeared in the sky above the Five Elements Peak. Within the terrifying sea of lightning, there were countless thick lightning snakes rolling around. The sound was earth-shattering.
"This is the Lightning Tribulation!"
Seeing this, the Headmaster was extremely excited.
The appearance of the Lightning Tribulation meant that Zhang Jingtao should have succeeded in breaking through to the True Martial Realm.
"Can it withstand the Lightning Tribulation?" The Headmaster said to himself.
The Bloody Spear Man, Elder Han, and the Four Great Sage Masters stared at the Lightning Tribulation in the sea of lightning solemnly.
At this moment, Fang Chen also looked at the sky and muttered to himself, "Is this the Lightning Tribulation?"
Rumble …
Just as everyone was worried, a thick lightning snake suddenly rushed out from the sea of lightning. It carried a majestic lightning power and swooped down.
When the lightning snake hit the palace, the entire palace shook. It was enough to show how powerful the lightning snake was.
"What a powerful lightning snake."
Fang Chen could not help but exclaim, "The attack of this lightning snake is enough to kill an ordinary Eighth Level Spiritual Vortex Realm martial artist."
This was only the first lightning snake attack. He did not know how powerful Zhang Jingtao's Lightning Tribulation was.
"It withstood it." The first lightning snake hit the palace and finally dissipated.
Seeing this, the Headmaster and the others smiled.
Immediately after, the second lightning snake descended.
However, a strange scene appeared.
After the second lightning snake descended, it dissipated in mid-air before it could hit the palace.
The lightning snake dissipated and the terrifying sea of lightning in the sky disappeared without a trace.
The sky regained its clarity once again.
At this moment, the majestic aura around the palace also dissipated instantly.
"What happened?" The sea of lightning retreated and everyone was confused.
"Could it be that he succeeded in breaking through to the Real Martial Realm?" A student asked curiously.
Creak.
At this moment, the palace door opened.
A tall figure walked out from the palace.
His face was slightly pale and there was still a majestic aura around him that had not dissipated.
His appearance attracted the attention of countless martial artists. The Headmaster and the others quickly came in front of him and observed carefully.
"Real Martial Realm aura." The Headmaster detected a trace of Real Martial Realm aura.
However, he immediately shook his head and said, "No, although there is Real Martial Realm aura in this aura, it is very weak."
With that, the Headmaster's dark eyes looked at Zhang Jingtao and asked, "Did you fail?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jingtao smiled bitterly and said, "I failed."
Zhang Jingtao, the Five Elements Academy's number one on the Power Tablet, had failed in breaking through to the Real Martial Realm.
All the martial artists felt a tinge of regret. If even Zhang Jingtao could not break through to the Real Martial Realm, would they still have a chance?
Fang Chen stared at Zhang Jingtao and realized that Zhang Jingtao's aura was very strong.
Although his cultivation was still at the Ninth Level of the Spiritual Vortex Realm, it gave him a lot of pressure.
"Zhang Jingtao, you are too anxious. With your potential, you can easily break through to the Real Martial Realm after some time," the Bloody Spear Man said.
"Yes, you are too anxious," Elder Han said.
Although Zhang Jingtao did not succeed in breaking through to the Real Martial Realm.
However, it was not all for naught.
In terms of strength, Zhang Jingtao's strength should have reached half a step to the Real Martial Realm.
In a way, Zhang Jingtao could be considered to be invincible below the Real Martial Realm.