Chapter 1926: Kong Shiyao Challenges the Ancient Saint (Part 2)

"You can't do that. You'd be instantly struck dead!"

Instead of answering directly, Zhang Xuan looked at Yan Xue. He clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky again, a serene expression in his eyes.

"Why can't I?" Yan Xue frowned.

"Actually, not just you, even I couldn't do it this way!"

Zhang Xuan said, "Kong Shiyao, with Master Kong's bloodline flowing within her, born and raised in the Kunxu Realm, and having experienced its cataclysms... her body is already permeated with the imprint of this small world!"

Everyone nodded.

As he had just explained, the girl had undergone three Ancient Sage Ordeals, and her body already contained energy that couldn't be expelled. If she attempted the fourth one, she would likely be assimilated by the lightning.

"And this small world is... not permitted by the Master Teacher Continent's Heavenly Dao!" Zhang Xuan continued, "According to the usual method of undergoing a tribulation, if she were to attract the lightning and desperately resist it, doing so would merely enrage the calamity. Not only would it fail to destroy it, but it would also cause a backlash, making it increasingly powerful!

"Kong Shiyao's breakthrough to Ancient Sage itself is a challenge to the Heavenly Dao's authority. If we liken her to a criminal, then the power of the small world within her is also a criminal, and one with a more serious charge!

"At this moment, forcibly resisting the calamity is akin to a criminal harboring another individual with an even graver crime. Naturally, this would provoke an even stronger counterattack from the enforcers...

"However, by having her absorb the lightning, it's like opening the door and allowing the enforcers to enter and cooperate with their enforcement. This way, the crime becomes much less severe! The backlash received will also be minimal. More importantly... she can take the opportunity to expel the small world's power within her, killing two birds with one stone!"

"This..."

A shiver ran through the crowd.

From the Master Teacher Continent's Heavenly Dao's intent to destroy the Kunxu Realm, it was clear that the two were indeed incompatible. But to discern this at a glance, and then use the Ancient Sage Ordeal to make both sides suffer losses... For a criminal to connect with the enforcers, if mishandled, could lead to complete destruction and eternal damnation!

"This is like fighting poison with poison," Yan Qing Ancient Sage said, still full of worry. "What if... the calamity attracts too much power, and she doesn't have enough small world energy within her? Would she also be wiped out?"

It sounded simple, but it was extremely complex in practice. The small world's power within the girl was finite. Absorbing too little wouldn't completely clear it, while absorbing too much could lead to her own death...

"Therefore, I told her to sense it with her heart!"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "As a descendant of Master Kong and the Kunxu Realm's foremost genius, if she couldn't even sense this, and couldn't control how much to absorb... then even if she died, there would be nothing that could be done! After all, even if she survived this time, she wouldn't be able to withstand the next tribulation without this ability!"

What had just happened couldn't be directly stated. Once stated, if she became conscious of it, her body would easily react instinctively, which would be counterproductive. Using the criminal analogy, bringing in the enforcers must be done discreetly, as if nothing unusual were happening. If it were done intentionally and seen by another, the enforcers might not even arrive before the criminal was killed.

"This..."

Only then did everyone fully comprehend. They looked at the young man again, filled with admiration. Psychology, the nature of the Heavenly Tribulation, mental state... everything was factored into his calculations in an instant, without the slightest deviation. Such insight and foresight... As expected of the Celestial Master Teacher, he indeed possessed abilities even Ancient Sages couldn't match.

The crowd below was astonished beyond words after hearing the explanation. Kong Shiyao, experiencing it herself in the sky, had developed true, complete admiration for this Celestial Master Teacher who appeared even younger than her. At this moment, even without hearing the explanation, she understood his meticulous efforts.

The Ancient Sage Ordeal from the Master Teacher Continent, with its lightning accompanied by heavenly fire, continually impacted within her body, gradually consuming and eroding the small world power that had accumulated deep within her! As the two forces clashed, not only was she unharmed, but she carefully comprehended the power, and both her cultivation and insight greatly improved.

After an unknown period, the accumulated Kunxu Realm tribulation power within her was completely consumed. The girl knew that continuing to absorb would certainly lead to her death by explosion. Immediately, she sealed all her acupoints and ignited the blood within her body!

"Disperse!"

He commanded sharply. His words became law, and all techniques obeyed!

The Ancient Sage Ordeal in the sky had already mostly expended its power. At this moment, it could no longer withstand her innate abilities. With just a single command, over half of the ominous clouds dispersed, then slowly vanished.

Rumble!

With the ominous clouds gone, the girl could no longer suppress the power within her body. She broke through the shackles of Immortal Great Perfection and reached the Ancient Sage realm. Moreover, after breaking through to Ancient Sage, due to her immensely profound accumulation, she did not stop, continuing to advance.

Bloodline Continuance Initial Stage!Bloodline Continuance Middle Stage!

In the blink of an eye, she reached the pinnacle of Ancient Sage First Layer, Bloodline Continuance, and continued to surge forward.

Hundred Schools of Thought Initial Stage, Middle Stage... Pinnacle!

In less than fifteen minutes, she astonishingly reached the pinnacle of Ancient Sage Second Layer, Hundred Schools of Thought, before her power finally began to gradually diminish.

"So powerful..."

Yan Qing Ancient Sage's teeth chattered. When they broke through to Ancient Sage, they usually only reached the Bloodline Continuance Initial Stage. Those who could reach the Middle Stage were geniuses among geniuses. Yet, Kong Shiyao had astonishingly crossed two major stages in one go, reaching the pinnacle of the Second Layer... This had almost never happened in the Kunxu Realm's tens of thousands of years of history!

"To be able to achieve this, it's all thanks to him..."

Looking at Zhang Xuan again, admiration no longer adequately described their feelings.

"Keep pushing! Your accumulation is enough to directly attempt the Blood Reincarnation realm!"

Ignoring the expressions of the crowd, Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the sky.

"Attempt Blood Reincarnation?"

She was stunned for a moment as well, but Kong Shiyao eventually shook her head. "My body's power has already reached its limit..."

Although she had undergone four Ancient Sage tribulations and suppressed her cultivation to its limit, reaching the peak of Ancient Sage Second Layer in one go had already exhausted all her accumulated energy, leaving no room for further advancement.

"Limit? There's no limit!"

Zhang Xuan flicked his finger. A drop of blood appeared at his fingertip and shot straight towards her. "Swallow it!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, Kong Shiyao trusted him completely. Without hesitation, she opened her mouth and swallowed the drop of blood. The moment the blood entered her throat, she immediately felt a fiery heat fill her chest, as if she were about to ignite.

"This is... the 'God's' blood?" Her beautiful eyes widened.

She had absorbed quite a bit of essence blood from Blood Reincarnation experts during her cultivation over the years; otherwise, she couldn't have accumulated such strength. However, the blood given by Zhang Xuan was far more potent, with greater energy, more than ten times stronger than that of a Blood Reincarnation expert!

There was only one possibility... the blood of a Dimension Sundering expert!

Such a precious item, yet he had directly given her a drop...

Her face flushed. Knowing this was not the time to overthink, Kong Shiyao immediately circulated the power within her and rapidly absorbed it.

Half an hour later, her shackles were broken once more. She successfully broke through to the Blood Reincarnation realm, stopping at roughly the Middle Stage.

"Teacher!"

Feeling the power within her, she flew straight to him, her knees went weak, and she knelt on the ground. This time, her admiration was truly heartfelt and complete!

Zhang Xuan's mind jolted, and a golden book appeared in the Library of Heaven's Path.