Chapter 623

Chapter 623: Ten Seats · He Shiguang

He Shiguang smiled and said, "Are there no challengers? If you don’t take action, it means you have no performance—zero points!"

Zero points!

Blood and energy surged!

The examinees present turned red with determination; they had already reached the final step, and how could they willingly give up?

No matter what lay ahead, they had to give it a try!

In that brief moment,

One examinee ignited his Heart Fire and entered an incredible speed state, suddenly charging towards He Shiguang, becoming the first candidate to throw a punch at the Tenth Seat.

Extreme Spiritual Law had already become basic education, an essential skill in combat.

This examinee’s Heart Fire didn’t come from Fire Spiritual Roots, but rather from a type of double Fusion Roots. In this case, activating the Heart Fire qualified as incredible speed.

He covered a hundred meters in a flash, and as he reached the final phase of his attack, the Heart Fire was withdrawn and seamlessly replaced by the Azure Flame.

The extreme high temperature surrounded his fist, directly striking He Shiguang’s face—

Boom!

The examinee was knocked away, bones creaking, as if a heavy truck had crashed into his internal organs, all sustaining damage.

He barely turned in the air to dissipate the force and landed steadily, his face showing shock.

What just happened? He had been sent flying?

If not for the last moment when he switched back to Heart Fire to strengthen his physique, his injuries would likely have been even worse.

“As a Spiritual Law practitioner, it’s quite reckless to fight with just your fists. After all, I am your senior; I can still see through this level of effort.”

“Do you want to continue? This is not enough to pass.”

He Shiguang extended a hand. Despite the examinees surrounding him from all directions, he made everyone feel as if there were no flaws to exploit.

He faced everyone with incredible ease.

“Of course I want to continue!”

The examinee shouted, and a flash of golden light appeared—massive iron swords emerged from the ground, all moving on their own to slash at He Shiguang without wind.

These iron swords were enveloped in powerful golden spirit energy, vibrating as if they could cut through any obstacle.

Double Spiritual Roots posed no threat to He Shiguang, and Single Spiritual Roots were naturally ineffective as well. He Shiguang casually shattered the iron swords, his figure suddenly appearing in front of the examinee, pressing down towards his face.

This simple action was no different from a giant throwing a punch, the oppressive force overwhelming the examinee, leaving him stunned and unable to move as his pupils contracted!

At the last moment, a massive red light suddenly burst forth in the air, released by the shattered iron swords.

“Star Explosion!”

A large number of tiny iron fragments attached to He Shiguang’s body exploded, sending a blast of air that knocked the examinee away, but it barely managed to halt He Shiguang’s attack.

Amid the white smoke, He Shiguang gently waved his arm, and the wind instantly blew away the obstruction, stepping out unharmed.

“How could this be… This is Triple Fusion, and yet it couldn’t even break through his defense!”

The examinee was left dumbfounded.

Before them, this Tenth Seat—was it really only about the same cultivation level, scale, and nature?

Could the difference in just spirit energy quality and experience be this vast?

“The total life force, the properties, and the cultivation level are significant factors that greatly enhance power, which indeed limits my strength.”

“But even with the same spells, the way they are executed can differ. I can precisely counter your Spiritual Law and retaliate…”

“Can you react in time?”

He Shiguang didn’t end the battle immediately; instead, he explained.

For him, this battle was merely a demonstration, with the main goal of helping these students understand the gap and know where to focus their efforts.

Combat was the least important dimension and yet the most important one.

“Boom!”

Several examinees suddenly launched their attacks.

He Shiguang did not prevent multiple challenges. A few candidates who knew each other finished their tactical arrangements and struck together.

Since their strength varied with the opponent, delivering a lethal blow when that strength was at its lowest might increase their scores!

“Spirit Law: Sensory Confusion!”

One of them unleashed a small-scale spiritual law to disturb He Shiguang’s consciousness.

This was a type of spirit law that didn’t require further management once activated, as it didn’t involve a struggle; thus, even if it were broken, it would not backlash—a standard use for most spirit laws.

He Shiguang faced this spirit law without the slightest tremor, his figure suddenly appearing in front of the spiritual law examinee, delivering a kick that shattered all spiritual and physical law defenses, smashing him directly into the ground.

In an instant, the spiritual law examinee transformed into a butterfly and vanished as a Killing Formation erupted around, golden light flashing, revealing a sword formation.

The sword light sliced through hundreds of times, targeting He Shiguang’s vital spots.

The Metal Element had three essential factors: interference range, material strength, and manipulation precision. Generally, lacking one of these made it difficult to use Extreme Spiritual Law, so they often chose Unique Law, which utilized a single attribute.

For example, if all other factors remained unchanged but the opposition range was limited to just ‘iron,’ they could gain significant control over iron.

If the material strength and manipulation precision were also limited to ‘iron,’ they would become a master of this domain. Such a Unique Law is termed as ‘Restricted Unique Law.’

The sword formation was a method that fully utilized the Metal Element; during an ancient era, it became an absolute mainstream and the most powerful means of attack.

This was only natural, as a ‘Restricted Unique Law’ would logically surpass other Five Elements Spiritual Roots.

“Spirit Law: Blade Unleashed!”

As the sword formation took shape, the spiritual law examinee added more power, enveloping the formation in a strong mental intention, forming the blade of the spirit law that could cut through material connections.

They collaborated to execute this spiritual law sword formation, making it exceptionally formidable and sharp, striking thousands of times in an instant to attempt to slice He Shiguang into pieces.

“Spirit Law and sword formation combined; has the ancient sword path been replicated in this era? It’s fitting, considering this is the end of the law era.”

Yun Ye watched this move with a frown.

The sword path had already been abandoned; it belonged to a resource-scarce era when humanity had no other options.

With ample resources, practices like the sword path, which were difficult to master and carried a mystical air, would naturally be discarded.

“The sword path works well against enemies with lower realms.”

He Shiguang moved effortlessly among the thousands of sword lights, shattering all the iron swords with ease and completely destroying the marks.

Setting off an explosion was not feasible; the spirit energy had been scattered, and He Shiguang’s power covered the area, making their attempt to seize control hopeless.

While He Shiguang was speaking, a figure suddenly appeared behind him, thrusting a pitch-black dagger downwards, the speed far surpassing that of the previous two.

This was a combined attack by three, creating an opportunity for the last one.

“Bang!”

But the result was still ineffective; the dagger shattered instantly, and the terrifying force twisted the body of the assassin examinee, incapacitating him entirely.

“Indeed not effective; his reaction speed is just too fast, and the power instantly rebounds.”

The assassin examinee flickered and vanished.

This was also a spiritual law practitioner, adept at the law of space travel, yet even a surprise attack proved futile.

As the three fought, their scores gradually increased. They glanced at each other, all reaching a passing level, but still far from the scores required to enroll in Zixue.

“Have you seen enough? It’s my turn to take the initiative, right?”

“Physical Law: Killing Intent!”

He Shiguang brought his hands together, then suddenly spread one hand forward, and just as most people stood confused, the top-tier geniuses felt a chill run down their spines, as if a primal beast had locked onto them, prompting them to unleash their full power without a second thought.

The giant in this extraordinary phenomenon finally moved, mirroring He Shiguang’s motion, pushing forward with its palm. Yet compared to He Shiguang, this hand’s motion was unbelievably fast; most cultivators only saw a precursor before their bodies suddenly felt intense pain.

“Boom!”