Chapter 34

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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Li Burou, Bai Tiantian, and Zhang Xiaofan’s strength had increased, and they broke another war drum.

Surprisingly, out of the four of them, Cao Guangning was the one who had the greatest increase in strength. He broke two war drums.

However, nobody took notice of that.

At this moment, in the monitoring room.

Fang Dongjin and the other four instructors were all surprised when they heard Sikou Nanbo recount what Su Hei had done earlier.

“Learning hundreds of cultivation techniques at once is unheard of. I can’t believe that you actually agreed to such an absurd request!”

A look of disbelief flitted across Fang Dongjin’s face.

It was basic knowledge that one should cultivate cultivation techniques bit by bit and work steadily at it.

He could not believe that a genius like Su Hei would make such a dumb mistake.

“Originally, I didn’t want to agree, but his martial arts talent is the most terrifying I’ve ever seen in my life.”

“He’s an 18-year-old Grandmaster. When I was 18, I was only an advanced-level martial artist.”

Sikou Nanbo said subconsciously.

In other words, he acknowledged the terrifying talent that Su Hei had.

Fang Dongjin and the other three instructors stared at Sikou Nanbo in astonishment.

Everyone in the City Defense Team knew how strict Sikou Nanbo was.

Countless young geniuses had joined the City Defense Team. While training them, Sikou Nanbo always made sure that they would encounter setbacks.

However, he had such a high evaluation of Su Hei.

On the screen, everyone could see that the four team leaders had improved performance, but that was not shocking for them anymore.

Not long after Cao Guangning left the war drums training ground, there was a commotion in the crowd.

“Leader Su is here too!”

“I think he’s in the same situation as the other team leaders. He had an increase in strength after cultivating a cultivation technique.”

“But just a few hours ago, he has already broken 70 war drums. The deeper into the passageway he goes, the bigger difference in combat strength needed to break the drums.”

“Well, who knows? Perhaps his combat strength has really increased that quickly.”

The crowd suddenly fell silent. All of them were astounded.

Su Hei’s powerful image had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They wondered how terrifying he would be after his combat strength increased.

Everyone was filled with anticipation.

Su Hei ignored everyone’s gazes and walked into an empty passageway.

There was a comprehensive detection system in the passageway. Hence, as soon as Su Hei entered the passageway, the 71st war drum appeared in front of him.

Su Hei sucked in a breath.

His eyes lit up.

Su Hei started to circulate the Nine Revolutions Heaven Swallowing Technique in his body.

He raised his right fist and clenched it gently. He called upon his fire elemental power and flames enveloped his hand.

In a short period, he had completely mastered Elemental Possession.

His aura rose rapidly.

He was quickly gathering strength.

Su Hei’s pupils dilated. He let out a deafening roar as he threw out a punch.

“Break!” he yelled.

The 71st war drum exploded.

However, this was not the end. The fire enveloping his hand gradually grew larger after getting a boost from his essence.

The flames that were originally the size of a fist instantly became a thick pillar of fire.

The flames went through the 72nd, 73rd, 74th, and even the 75th drums, burning them into ashes.

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Everyone in the monitoring room, including Sikou Nanbo, widened their eyes.

They could not believe their eyes.

“H-he…”

“He can break the war drums like this? But… these war drums are all above 70!”

“Five hours ago, he could only break the 70th drum.”

“In such a short time, his combat strength has advanced by leaps and bounds. Is he cultivating a cultivation technique or some kind of immortal technique?”

Fang Dongjin was so shocked that he did not know what to say.

“Chief Instructor, the power of his punch is indeed terrifying, but why can’t I tell the type of cultivation method he’s using?”

At this moment, Sikou Nanbo was replaying the surveillance footage of Su Hei’s throwing out the punch.

He knitted his brows deeply. Suddenly, his eyes widened. It was as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!”

Sikou Nanbo subconsciously shouted.

Fang Dongjin realized that something was amiss and looked at the footage.

However, no matter how one looked at it, the punch that Su Hei threw out seemed to be ordinary.

“Mr. Sikou, what trick did he use? I can’t tell anything at all from that punch earlier,” he asked.

Sikou Nanbo sighed. He was in no rush to answer Fang Dongjin.

Instead, he asked, “Have you ever cultivated secret manuals like ‘Ascending Flywheel Technique’, ‘Five Elements Dao Technique’, ‘Karirum Four Seasons Collection’?”

Fang Dongjin shook his head.

“Although I haven’t cultivated it, I’ve read it before. Most of them are cultivation techniques that cultivate essence and strength by changing their breathing technique,” he answered.

“But what does this have to do with Su Hei? The punch he threw out earlier is totally different from these cultivation techniques.”

From his words, it was clear that Fang Dongjin still did not understand Sikou Nanbo’s words.

Sikou Nanbo sighed again.

“Take a closer look at the footage. Look at what happened before and after Su Hei’s punch landed,” he advised.

Fang Dongjin was puzzled, but he still did as he was told.

His eyes were glued to the screen in front of him, but he still could not pinpoint the difference.

Just as Fang Dongjin was about to give up, he suddenly noticed something. His eyes widened in awe.

“He… He… The attack he launched just now is…” His voice trailed off.

Fang Dongjin’s eyes widened as he pointed at the screen. He looked at Sikou Nanbo in horror, not being able to construct any complete sentences for a long time.

In response, Sikou Nanbo nodded.

“That’s right. Su Hei’s punch just now seems like it encompasses dozens of cultivation techniques in it, including the cultivation techniques I mentioned earlier,” he continued.

Hearing this, the others in the monitoring room also understood what was going on.

They had dramatic and exaggerated facial expressions.

“He actually cultivated so many cultivation techniques at once?”

“How is that possible? It’s only been four hours since Mr. Sikou led them out of the library.”

“Being able to finish reading a cultivation technique manual in such a short period is already very remarkable. If one is able to comprehend it like Li Burou and the others, he would be considered a genius.”

“But no matter how heaven-defying Su Hei’s martial arts talent is, it’s impossible for him to comprehend dozens of cultivation techniques manuals in just four hours!”

After saying that, everyone calmed down.

After all, there was no need to be shocked by something that was impossible.

“It’s also possible that he merged the advantages of all those cultivation techniques manuals into one and created a brand new cultivation technique manual,” said Sikou Nanbo.

His words caused everyone to widen their eyes once more.

“He created a cultivation technique by himself?” they thought in shock.

Everyone exchanged looks, their shock reflected in each other’s faces.

“It’s impossible!” they said.

“All the cultivation techniques that are circulating in the world were meticulously created by seniors after decades of effort. They have painstakingly compared the pros and cons of it before finding a perfect balance.”

“Besides, those who can create their own cultivation techniques are all legendary mighty figures. Su Hei is only 18 years old. Even if his talent is outstanding, he shouldn’t be…”

That person wanted to say that Su Hei should not be able to create his own cultivation technique. However, before he could finish his sentence, he stopped speaking.

Everyone was stunned. At this moment, they all thought of a legendary figure.

That person created his own cultivation technique when he was 18 years old.

Su Hei was very similar to that person, but no one dared voice that out.

This was because that person was the most respected existence in the hearts of all the martial artists in this world and Zosteylor’s martial arts alliance.

“Qiu Yuan.”

Sikou Nanbo slowly said this name.

Everyone was astonished.