In the outside world, Zhong Anze had already surpassed many geniuses. After cultivating in the Divine Palace for three years, his comprehension of martial arts and the use of his talents had reached a new level.
He stepped onto the eighth step of the platform. Golden primordial qi surged out in a powerful radiance as he stepped onto the ninth step.
However, the pressure was even stronger now. Even though he released his cultivation to resist it, his steps became extraordinarily heavy.
When he stepped onto the tenth step, sharp Weapon Qi suddenly swept out from the Dao Platform, and it actually gave rise to a terrifying storm of Weapon Qi. It was like a violent dragon dancing in the sky, and its momentum was shocking. Zhong Anze's footsteps suddenly stopped, and his expression was extremely solemn.
"Is this his limit?"
The disciples of the various peaks watched this scene. Zhong Anze released his cultivation and stepped onto the tenth step with his cultivation of the ninth level of the Emperor Realm. He wouldn't have stopped unless he was threatened.
This situation was similar to Ge Xiu's.
Ge Xiu had also stopped abruptly when he stepped onto the sixth step. He didn't dare to step down for a long time. Later, he condensed his primordial spirit to break through the obstruction and successfully stepped onto the sixth step. However, he was suppressed by the aura of the Divine Soldier and was severely injured.
Zhong Anze was probably the same. He must know that if he took another step forward, he would be met with the unparalleled suppression of the twelve Divine Soldier.
If he could withstand it, he would be able to continue forward and step onto the platform.
However, if he couldn't, the consequences would be even worse than Ge Xiu's.
After all, the closer he was to the Divine Soldier, the more terrifying the aura of the soldier would be.
Gu Kui and Liu Bingyan looked worried. They looked at the figure on the stone steps and didn't know whether to speak or not.
The three demon generals had grown up together and were very close to each other. They knew Zhong Anze's temper very well. Even if they tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.
"Hah!"
Zhong Anze let out a low roar, and the soul light around his body surged, incomparably intense. Then, a scythe of origin soul appeared, fluttering in the air like a chain. It surrounded his body, inside and out, layer after layer, wrapping his entire body inside. The origin soul protected his body, making it impregnable.
Everyone in the training hall focused on him. Next, it was time for Zhong Anze to prove his ability. If he fully released his cultivation and gathered his primordial spirit, would he be able to break through the eleventh step?
If he succeeded, he would step onto the platform and stand in front of the Divine Soldier.
If he failed, he would have to pay a price.
"Go."
Said Zhong Anze resolutely. He pointed his finger forward, and the Feilian Chains wrapped around his body shot forward like a wild python. A sharp beam of light slashed through the air, as if slicing the air in two. There was a loud crashing sound as it slashed towards the storm on the platform.
The storm let out a thunderous roar like a raging dragon. Streams of Divine Soldier shot out from 12 directions and converged within, causing the storm's body to become increasingly majestic and domineering. The entire training ground trembled as a result.
The disciples of the Seven Peaks looked on in shock. They felt that the Divine Soldier's aura was everywhere in the dojo, as though it was resonating with the heavens and earth. Even though they were far away, they could still feel a faint prickling pain on their skin.
In the next moment, a blinding light exploded. The flying scythe slashed through the storm, emitting intense sounds of friction. Dazzling sparks flew everywhere as Zhong Anze continuously poured his soul force into the scythe. He wanted to slice apart the storm and break through the obstruction.
However, the Soldier Aura that converged into the storm intensified. The storm crushed the flying scythe, pushing it back inch by inch as though it was mocking it. Gradually, it closed in on Zhong Anze.
Finally, with a loud boom, soul light scattered in all directions. The Essence Soul flying scythe was reduced to nothingness as a terrifying shockwave spewed out like a tsunami towards Zhong Anze's chest.
With a cry, Zhong Anze spat out a mouthful of blood. The color in his face drained as he retreated two steps back from the tenth step to the eighth step. However, after taking two steps, he immediately stabilized himself.
"Impressive."
Ge Xiu praised with a look of astonishment.
Although he had failed in the challenge, his opponent had nearly reached the eleventh step.
Furthermore, Zhong Anze had not been sent flying by the Soldier Aura's recoil. He had only taken two steps back before stabilizing himself.
His cultivation level was a lot higher than Ge Xiu's.
"It's indeed impressive."
Qin Yun said.
Zhong Anze's realm was indeed higher than Ge Xiu's but it was limited.
Standing on the Dao platform and withstanding the baptism of twelve Soldier Auras was not just a test of one's realm. It was also a test of one's martial will. Zhong Anze's Dao was clearly deeper than Ge Xiu's.
"Even so, he still lost."
Little Nine said.
In the battle at the Cang Prefecture, they had experienced Zhong Anze's ability. He was considered a respectable opponent but he had only managed to reach the tenth step. From this, it could be seen that only personal disciples could attempt the twelve Divine Soldier items. If second and third-class disciples tried, they would only be asking for trouble.
This point had become common knowledge among the Seven Peaks' disciples. Du Jun and Ge Xiu had failed one after another. Zhong Anze's talent was nearly at the level of a first-class disciple but he still could not escape his fate of failure. This made many people realize that the Divine Soldier was not something they were qualified to vie for.
"Little Zhong, are you alright?"
Gu Kui ran over and helped Zhong Anze off the stage.
"It's just a slight shock. It's fine. In fact, I was only probing and did not use all my strength.
But from the looks of it, even if I used all my strength, I would only be able to reach the twelfth step. I wouldn't even be able to reach the Divine Soldier, much less obtain the Divine Soldier's recognition. "
Zhong Anze's tone was filled with bitterness. What he said was the truth.
If he had used all his strength, there was an eighty percent chance he could have destroyed the storm.
But what could he do?
It was just taking two more steps to obtain the Divine Soldier's recognition. In the end, it was meaningless.
"Is it really that strong?"
Gu Kui asked. He knew very well that both of them had comprehended a trace of the laws. Zhong Anze's use of the laws just now could definitely break the storm.
There was no doubt about this.
"It might be stronger than you think."
Zhong Anze patted Gu Kui's broad shoulder and walked back to Mizang Hall's team helplessly.
It wasn't just strong.
It was unfathomable.
After experiencing it personally, Zhong Anze had a hunch that the twelve pieces of the Divine Soldier weren't something that an Emperor Realm cultivator could touch. One had to be at least in the Thearch Realm.
Moreover, only Emperor Yuan, whose nomological power was almost perfect, could complete the twelfth step and reach the Divine Soldier to make the Divine Soldier appear.
As for whether he could obtain the Divine Soldier's recognition?
It was hard to estimate!
Thinking of this, Zhong Anze, who had returned to the team, glanced in the direction of Mo Xian. He was afraid that this time, it would be difficult for His Highness Mo Xian to obtain the Divine Soldier's recognition.
Mo Xian was currently in the half-step Thearch Realm and had touched the nomological power. At his age and cultivation level, he could be considered a super genius in the outside world.
But if he wanted to conquer the Divine Soldier, he was still lacking a lot.
This wasn't to look down on Mo Xian, but it was the truth. Even Zhong Anze was very unwilling. Perhaps only the first princess of the East Continent, Qingzhi Han, was qualified to compete.
"Zhan Ye, how about you go with me?"
At this time, Haisha looked at Zhan Ye, his eyes surging with fighting spirit. There was no hope for the second-class and third-class disciples. If they wanted to obtain the Divine Soldier, it would depend on the direct disciples of the various peaks.
"Okay."
Zhan Ye nodded. Then, two brave figures stepped out of Mizang Hall's team.
These two figures could be called the hope of Mizang Hall. If they also failed, it would mean that Mizang Hall was wiped out.
"Count me in."
A voice sounded. Ye Shuihan stepped out of Daozang Peak's team.
"I'll go too."
Feng Qianli followed closely. When he passed by Shou Wuque, he deliberately glanced at him.
Then, the four figures walked side by side toward the Divine Soldier Platform.
Zhan Ye and Haisha, direct disciples of Mizang Hall.
Ye Shuihan and Feng Qianli, direct disciples of Daozang Peak.
These four people were all extraordinary and had a strong foundation.
Haisha was born on an island overseas. He was a descendant of the Golden Giant Ape and a member of the Beast Thearch Clan.
Zhan Ye, one of the Four Divine Generals of Daqin under Qin Hao. He was a descendant of Zhan Lang.
Feng Qianli, the successor of the Jueying Sword Thearch in the East Continent.
Ye Shuihan, the son of the Western Liang Luoshui Emperor. Ye Longyuan had been unable to step into the Thearch Realm because of the lack of resources.
However, the Ye Clan had also produced several Emperors in the past. Their foundation was not inferior to the other three.
Now, the four first-class geniuses of the Divine Palace were walking side by side to challenge the Divine Soldier together. It was extremely exciting and made the disciples of the Seven Peaks feel excited.
"Senior Brother Haisha, Senior Brother Zhan Ye, do your best."
"Bring back two Divine Soldier items for Mizang Hall."
"Senior Brother Ye, don't lose to them."
The disciples of the two peaks cheered each other on. The atmosphere in the training hall instantly rose.
"Mizang, Daozang, what do you think?"
Above the void, Megrez smiled and asked the two peak masters. Finally, a direct disciple made a move.
"Success or failure is not important. The spirit of fighting for one's ideals and the burning will to fight is the philosophy of Mizang Peak. It is enough to see them fighting for their ideals," Mizang Zhan said.
Whether or not they could obtain the Divine Soldier was not their goal. They just wanted to see how much Haisha and Zhan Ye had improved.
Mizang Zhan Zhan's words were very righteous, but it was not difficult to tell that he did not have much confidence in Zhan Ye and Haisha.
The old man Daozang smiled and said, "Fortunately, I have many disciples under me, including Little Han and Wuque."
Perfected Cultivator Yun Yi, Perfected Cultivator Tai Wei, and Perfected Cultivator Yao Guang all looked at him, speechless.
He obviously did not have high hopes for Ye Shuihan and Feng Qianli. However, the two of them were not the most outstanding people of Daozang Peak.
"Ye Shuihan is a good friend of yours?"
Eastern Sky asked Qin Hao.
"Yes."
Qin Hao nodded. "We are good brothers who have gone through fire and water together. Zhan Ye and Haisha are also my friends."
"How far do you think they can go?"
Eastern Sky smiled.
"Well …" Qin Hao glanced at Zhan Xiong and Shenghua, then said with a straight face, "Success or failure is not important. The disciples of the Divine Palace should go in bravely and not be afraid of difficulties."
"You really know how to talk, kid. Hahaha …" Zhan Xiong was so happy that he raised his big fan-like palm and was about to slap him, but Qin Hao dodged first.
Who would be able to withstand this slap?
"Junior Brother Qin, come to Daozang Peak for tea when you have time. I have the supreme-grade Qi Luo Immortal Tea for myself."
Shenghua laughed.
"Of course, of course."
Qin Hao nodded and turned around. The entire Divine Palace knew that Shenghua loved tea. The supreme-grade Qi Luo Immortal Tea was indeed a rare good tea that helped to nourish vitality.
"Smooth talker."
Eastern Sky scolded jokingly and avoided the topic.
However, Qin Hao also knew that the four people in the training hall had a slim chance of winning the Divine Soldier.
At this moment, Ye Shuihan and the other three stepped on the stairs at the same time. Golden light surged from their bodies, which was extremely spectacular and dazzling.
Of course, there was a big difference in aura between one person and four people at the same time.
What's more, these four people were all direct disciples of the Peak Master.
However, the situation on the platform had also changed dramatically from when Ge Xiu and Zhong Anze had challenged before.
The raging Soldier Qi in the air disappeared. Instead, four extremely powerful auras came from the four Treasure Chests and blasted towards the four people like lightning.
One was mixed with blue water light, one was bursting with sword shadows, and the other two were domineering saber radiance and fist radiance. They attacked the four people with terrifying power.
"The Soldier Aura has attributes."
Qin Hao looked at the situation on the platform, and his eyes became more serious.