Chapter 1195: Enter the Details

“Excellent!”

Seeing the person before him, whose attack methods had completely transformed in just a few days, no longer relying solely on brute force, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. He didn't retreat but lightly shifted his body to the side.

Whoosh!

Shi Hao’s incoming palm brushed past Zhang Xuan’s shoulder and struck empty air.

This dodge was incredibly precise, by mere millimeters. An extra centimeter, and the opponent would have had time to change tactics; a centimeter less, and he would still have been hit.

“This is… Meticulous Insight?”

Hall Master Xing, standing below the stage, his pupils contracted.

“Hall Master, what is Meticulous Insight?”

A master teacher, slightly confused, asked.

“Meticulous Insight, in essence, is extreme precision. In combat, it means being able to accurately discern the range of an opponent’s attack based on their strength and movements, without the slightest error. In such a situation, one can evade attacks without wasting any energy, and even prepare offensive moves in advance, leaving the opponent completely defenseless…”

Hall Master Xing explained.

Meticulous Insight, though simple to describe, is incredibly difficult to achieve. It demands not only exceptional vision and strength, but also specific mental and spiritual fortitude.

It’s like a longsword piercing towards one’s glabella; even if one knows it won’t cause harm, there’s an involuntary tension and a defensive reaction. Meticulous Insight, however, means calculating precisely how far the sword is, not only refraining from dodging but actively moving forward to counterattack at the closest possible point!

“Many Out-of-Body realm experts cannot comprehend this level; I can’t even do it. I never expected Master Zhang to have already achieved it…”

After explaining, Hall Master Xing sighed with emotion.

“Out-of-Body realm?”

Everyone was filled with shock. No wonder Master Zhang was so formidable, breaking countless records. Such talent was indeed incomparable to theirs.

Amidst the astonishment, Zhang Xuan dodged Shi Hao’s palm and began his counterattack. With a slight shift of his shoulder, in the blink of an eye, he was at his opponent’s chest and gave a gentle tap.

Shi Hao didn’t even have time to resist before he was sent flying backward, landing on the ground.

“I lost…”

His face pale, Shi Hao quickly cupped his fist. From that last move, he understood that his opponent had held back; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been just a simple backward flight. He likely would have been killed instantly by that shoulder blow.

“Come on, all of you!”

Zhang Xuan looked at the crowd.

Whoosh!

The many combat masters no longer hesitated and simultaneously leaped onto the raised platform.

“Surround him, then… attack with your fastest martial arts! I don’t believe he can dodge all of it!”

A young man in the crowd shouted. It was Jiao Tan.

This genius from the Martial Arts Hall knew a great deal about combat and understood Zhang Xuan’s weakness, with his hands and feet bound.

“Attack!”

Understanding his meaning, with a sway of their bodies, the remaining nineteen surrounded him completely. Following a loud shout, they simultaneously unleashed their fastest and most proficient martial techniques.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!

On the combat stage, there was a rapid whistling of wind, as if countless arrows were raining down from all directions, front, back, left, and right, stabbing towards Zhang Xuan.

“Let’s see how he dodges this…”

Hall Master Xing, below the stage, dared not even blink.

The combat masters from the Combat Master Hall had practiced combined attack formations. No matter how many of them there were, they could coordinate at any time and unleash combat power far greater than the sum of their individual strengths.

Nineteen people attacking simultaneously, even with their cultivation suppressed to the early Chrysalis Stage, unleashed combined combat power that even peak Half-Saint experts, or even Saint-tier masters, would likely be unable to withstand, and would be instantly beaten into a pulp.

With his mind concentrated and his Out-of-Body realm power fully active, everything on the stage seemed to slow down. Every attack from the combat masters clearly registered in his eyes.

Fists, fingers, palms, knuckles, shoulders, heads, feet… all became weapons. The nineteen combat masters, all the most outstanding individuals from the Combat Master Hall, simultaneously unleashed rapid attacks, causing the surrounding air to churn and creating a series of sonic booms.

Witnessing such swift and violent attacks, Hall Master Xing’s face grew paler and paler, and his body involuntarily trembled.

If it were him, let alone suppressing his cultivation, even at his current strength, he probably couldn’t resist.

Shocked, he couldn’t help but look at Zhang Xuan, wanting to see how he would dodge, only to find the latter standing still, seemingly oblivious to the attacks.

“If he doesn’t dodge, he’ll get hurt, even without suppressing his cultivation…”

Filled with urgency and tension, his pupils suddenly contracted.

It was then that he realized Zhang Xuan wasn’t motionless; rather, his movements were too fast and too subtle to be perceived by the naked eye. Only with divine sense could one barely catch a glimpse.

Swish, swish, swish!

With those subtle movements, all of the combat masters’ attacks struck empty air. With so many people surrounding him and attacking simultaneously, not a single blow landed on him!

“This… this…”

Hall Master Xing’s throat went dry.

When he and Hall Master Liao and others had besieged Zhang Xuan before, he hadn’t seemed this formidable. How could such a huge change have occurred in just three short days?

It was as if the person before him had complete mastery over the surrounding space, clearly seeing and analyzing every attack, whether from the front or the back, with absolute precision!

“My turn…”

Amidst his shock, a faint voice echoed from the stage.

The voice seemed to rise from the depths of his heart, yet also to come from distant time and space, entering his ears directly and making him feel involuntarily dizzy.

“Oh no, this is Demonic Tuner art…”

His pupils constricted. As Hall Master Xing was about to speak, he saw that the eyes of the nineteen attackers on stage were filled with confusion; they seemed somewhat disoriented.

Whoosh!

Immediately after, Zhang Xuan didn’t attack. Instead, he calmly swept his gaze around.

His movements were unhurried, imbued with grace and dignity, like an emperor reviewing his soldiers, or a master teacher scrutinizing truant students…

In the blink of an eye, an endless fear and reverence arose in everyone’s hearts.

Thud!

A combat master with a slightly weaker mental state could no longer resist and directly knelt on the ground: “I was wrong… I won’t dare do it again…”

As this person knelt, the others also had conflicted expressions, swaying unsteadily as if trying to force themselves to resist.

“There’s no need to continue. You’ve already lost…”

Hall Master Xing quickly leaped onto the high platform and looked at Master Zhang, who was not far away, filled with dread.

Nineteen people attacked simultaneously, yet he didn’t lift his feet from the ground, his hands were tied behind his back, and he effortlessly dodged the storm of attacks. Not only that, a single sentence sent everyone into an illusion, and a single gaze terrified them into submission…

Too terrifying!

“Yes!”

Hearing the shout, everyone finally reacted, cold sweat beading on their foreheads. They involuntarily retreated, looking at Zhang Xuan again as if he were a monster.

They had attacked him together, yet they didn’t even know when they had been affected… If their opponent truly wanted to kill them, they would surely be corpses by now.

“Master Zhang just now must have used… the Flowing Light Master profession, right?”

Ignoring their shock, Hall Master Xing came forward and couldn’t help but ask.

The voice he used involved the talent of a Demonic Tuner, but the gaze he swept around utilized the ability of a Flowing Light Master!

“That’s right!” Zhang Xuan nodded.

“Flowing Light Master… can also exude such profound majesty?” Hall Master Xing’s eyes widened, full of confusion.

In his impression, Flowing Light Masters always dressed revealingly and their dance moves were soft and alluring… Yet Master Zhang’s gaze just now carried a sternness that made one dare not resist, and his demeanor was like that of an emperor… Could a Flowing Light Master truly achieve this?

“A Flowing Light Master doesn’t rely solely on allure to captivate others. If it were that simple, Master Kong would never have allowed this profession to endure! When truly cultivated to its peak, a single glance, a single movement, can inherently possess power, unleashing combat prowess beyond ordinary imagination!”

With a gentle movement, Zhang Xuan freed himself from the ropes and said calmly.

If a Flowing Light Master could only attack by disrobing and using various seductive dance moves, then it wouldn’t deserve to be called a special profession.

The profoundest sound is unheard; the greatest image is formless.

For a profession to be passed down through generations, it’s impossible for it to rely solely on unorthodox or deceptive means.

“You have enlightened me…”

Hall Master Xing’s face was flushed with shame.

Previously, as a combat master, he had always looked down upon professions like the Flowing Light Master, deeming them mere flaunting. Only now did he realize… there are no professions to be looked down upon, only people.

“You all attacked together, yet you didn’t harm me in the slightest. Is there anyone dissatisfied, who wishes to try again?”

Ignoring Hall Master Xing, Zhang Xuan looked at the crowd once more.

“We wouldn’t dare…”

“We are utterly convinced!”

“We hope Master Zhang will guide us well. Whatever you ask of us, we will not hesitate to do…”

Everyone looked at him in unison, their eyes burning with fervor.

If before they had merely admired Zhang Xuan’s unparalleled talent, through this battle, they now understood that his comprehension of combat and his adaptability were simply beyond comparison to theirs.

The difference between them was vast, incomparable.

To be able to learn from such a person was absolutely the most fortunate thing.

“Good!”

Seeing the complete change in everyone’s attitude, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Fighting with his hands tied and feet bound was not to show off, but to shake these geniuses’ confidence and make them completely submit.

Only in this way could he better address each of them, formulate cultivation plans, and effect a transformative change in them within three days.

“Alright, since no one wishes to spar with me further, I will now arrange your cultivation. Each of you will have different projects, and I expect them to be completed within three days. If you fail… don’t blame me for being merciless!”

“Yes!” everyone nodded simultaneously.

“Hmm, you are different from the members of the Xuanxuan Society. Their vision and combat awareness aren’t particularly strong; they are like blank slates that can be written on freely, so direct instruction can lead to significant progress. You are different… many combat techniques are already ingrained in your bones, so merely lecturing would yield minimal improvement. I must use other methods…”

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhang Xuan turned his wrist, pulled out some paper, and quickly wrote twenty training plans.

“Alright, these are the training plans I specifically designed for each of you. Take them and cultivate strictly according to them!”

Each person took a plan, full of excitement, and glanced at it. With just one look, their pupils constricted, their eyes seemed ready to pop out, and they felt as if they were going mad.