Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog-Chapter 435 - 285: The Power of the Divine Weapon

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Inside the Martial Temple.

Seeing Chen Ku’s Martial Token position enter the Drinking Horse River Secret Realm where Champion Marquis resides, all the old scholars’ spirits rose.

"Him? Could he be aiming to acquire the Champion Marquis’s Martial Imprint?"

"That should be his intention, otherwise why would he spend so much on buying the Heavenly Lightning Seed?"

"Incredible! He’s eyeing that Immortal Sword of Champion Marquis!"

"Makes sense, he has entered the Drinking Horse River Secret Realm before, and forced Champion Marquis’s strength to show its third stage, reaching the Seventh Gang Level, causing the Immortal Sword in the Martial Temple to break through into the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth."

Zhao Shenyang listened to the words around him.

His gaze also quietly turned to the youthful statue of Champion Marquis in the Great Success Hall, and the Immortal Sword in its hand.

"Having just forged a set of Divine Weapon Level armor for himself, and now he’s aiming for the Champion Marquis’s Immortal Sword; this kid truly has a big appetite."

In his heart, Zhao Shenyang estimated how confident Chen Ku was in succeeding in the challenge.

After some contemplation.

The feeling of assurance wasn’t very large.

Champion Marquis’s Martial Imprint, though merely a spiritual imprint and not the real Champion Marquis, has been nourished by Martial Arts Destiny for more than one hundred fifty years in this Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, and is almost indistinguishable from a real person.

Moreover, between a Sixth Realm expert and a Seventh Realm expert lies a natural barrier, which is ’Protective Gang Qi.’

"Although a single Heavenly Lightning Seed indeed possesses the ability to break through the Protective Gang Qi of a Seventh Realm Gang Control expert, it can only be used once, at most increasing Chen Ku’s chance of defeating Champion Marquis’s Imprint slightly, after all, Champion Marquis’s Martial Imprint, though just an imprint, is still the Marquis’s imprint."

Even with such thoughts running through his mind.

Zhao Shenyang still felt a trace of expectation rising in his heart.

"If indeed there’s that slim chance, defeating Champion Marquis’s Martial Imprint would undoubtedly prove Chen Ku’s true genius."

What is a genius, if not persistently rising among opponents of the same stage, defeating the strongest of similar generations?

If it were the actual Champion Marquis himself, Chen Ku using Sixth Realm against Seventh Realm would be almost impossible to win, however, against the Martial Imprint, there is some chance, if he could indeed triumph...

One wonders, with this achievement, how much Chen Ku’s ranking on the Nine Provinces Genius List would rise?

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Within the Drinking Horse River Secret Realm.

The great river surged forward, reflecting the residual sun on the distant horizon.

The youthful Champion Marquis watched Chen Ku, who bowed with clasped fists towards him, a hint of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes:

"Young brother, the speed at which you’ve improved your Martial Arts Cultivation is exceptionally fast."

When Martial Arts Cultivation reaches the Tenth Realm, True Qi can transform into human form, possessing a part of one’s wisdom, Champion Marquis in his prime, at least reached Fourteen Realms Great Ability. Thus, this Martial Imprint has already developed a portion of self-awareness, unlike a puppet-like gatekeeping puppet.

"Champion Marquis flatters."

After bowing with clasped fists, Chen Ku let his hands naturally fall, his expression calm, and said:

"Please instruct me."

A moment after his words fell.

With a flick of his foot, he picked up the Willful Weapon inserted in the riverbank, landing in his palm, leaning diagonally in his hand, looking at the youthful figure thirty zhang away, taking a deep breath, already prepared for all contingencies.

Today marked his fourteenth day in the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, many things obtainable within the Martial Arts Heaven and Earth and tasks to be done, like the Fire Extinguishing Pearl and upgrading weapons to Divine Weapon Level, had already been acquired.

Now,

Only the final goal remains, to defeat Champion Marquis, attempting to acquire his Immortal Sword to suppress his own formation.

If he could successfully achieve this, in the most ideal scenario, naturally he would possess the Immortal Sword as the ’Array Eye’, smoothly advancing into the Sixth Realm ’Array Eye Stage’. If unsuccessful...

He could only silently accumulate, waiting for another opportunity to challenge again. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Or he may place hope on another treasure comparable to an Immortal Weapon, ’Fire Beak Pot.’

No matter the outcome.

He had prepared two plans.

"Ha."

Champion Marquis saw Chen Ku hoist his staff, lightly chuckled, and said:

"Not bad, this Marquis’s imprint has existed in Qiu Dragon Mansion’s heaven and earth for over a hundred years, during which several fortunate individuals have, by chance, come here to merely spar with this Marquis, and among these individuals, you can be considered ’top-grade’, good, this Marquis will see if you have the ability to withstand this Marquis’s assessment!"

As his words fell.

A flash appeared in Champion Marquis’s hand, revealing a brilliant yellow Mo Blade, subtly lowering his body, his eyes gleaming electric:

"Four-Nine Sword Formation! Open!"

Boom!

Suddenly, from forty-nine positions within Champion Marquis’s body, sprung forth an endless eruption of Sword Qi, accompanying his blade stabbing directly towards Chen Ku, the Sword Qi like a tornado, coiling around this strike.

"Watch closely, this strike!"

With Champion Marquis’s gentle cry, suddenly stepping down, the entire river’s water of Drinking Horse River surged into liftoff as it was stamped upon.

Crash~~

Amidst showers of water, Champion Marquis, one man, one blade, like a grand army sword array, instantaneously charged forth!

Evidently, upon witnessing Chen Ku’s current improved cultivation, he without hesitation activated the second stage’s Sixth Realm peak cultivation, simultaneously rotating the terrifying Forty-nine Great Formation within, with no underestimation, his move directly unleashed the second stage’s full strength strike!

"Well done!"

At the moment Champion Marquis raised his blade to attack, Chen Ku’s whole body quivered with excitement, able to feel Champion Marquis’s unreserved second stage strength, and in his eyes was reflected Champion Marquis’s fearsome sword light wrapped in the Four-Nine Sword Formation charging towards him, enveloping the world above and below around him.