Chapter 546: Chapter 354: The 5th Person! High-End Game! [Vote for Monthly Pass!]
Unlike the "Falling Flowers Divine Sword Palm" and "Whirlwind Leaf Sweeping Leg" suitable for Ding Xiang, which were casually developed by Yan Chuan during the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, the "Blood Saber Scripture" has yet to be settled. If Yan Chuan wants to choose Ban Xianfu to join the team, he has to temporarily develop the "Blood Saber Scripture" for him.
However, "Blood Saber Scripture" is renowned alongside the "Divine Light Scripture" and might very well be a ’Geng Level Five-star,’ at least a ’Geng Level Four-Star Three-Star.’ Without an environment like the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, Yan Chuan really couldn’t create it in a short time, and it may take a considerable amount of time, which they might not have.
"Ban Xianfu!"
"Reserve candidate first!"
Yan Chuan thought through each of the seven absolutes and ultimately decided to proceed in two steps—
On one hand, impart the "Falling Flowers Divine Sword Palm" and "Whirlwind Leaf Sweeping Leg" to Ding Xiang to see how she aligns with these two Absolute Skills. If suitable, that’s obviously best, but if not, Yan Chuan has to come up with another way, whether to change personnel or try other Absolute Skills, that’s a question.
On the other hand, Yan Chuan also needs to start developing the "Blood Saber Scripture," in case Ding Xiang underperforms, Ban Xianfu can serve as an alternative.
Ding Xiang!
Ban Xianfu!
The fifth person of the team would likely emerge from these two.
At most, also adding Peng Fannian and Situ Fei.
As for others—
Lu Yuru, Jing Bao, nothing distinctive.
Wei Lingshan, too arrogant.
None of them would do.
Yan Chuan earmarked candidates in his mind, but by the second day, another unexpected choice surfaced out of nowhere—
...
"Old Yan!"
"Ma Fairy has reached 700 points!"
The second day, Wang Zhengyi brought someone over.
Yan Chuan was startled: "Ma Hongniang?"
Ma Hongniang reached 700 points?
How is that possible!
Although this person made quite an impression during the recent Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, ultimately becoming one of the Twelve Strong, the only heavenly pride to receive a mine reward, her strength was obvious to everyone. Initially relying on the Third-Rank Treasure ’White Bone Banner’ to emerge, in the mid-to-late stages, her combat power surged due to the Five Seven Evil Energy-filled environment, enabling her to stand against the absolutes.
But she was ultimately not one of the absolutes.
After the Sword Discussion, in terms of strength, Ma Hongniang was far inferior to people like Ban Xianfu, let alone Wang Ge and Fu Yunzhan.
And in Heavenly Ladder City, her ’White Bone Banner’ couldn’t be taken inside.
In such a situation—
Ma Hongniang?
points?
What kind of international joke is this!
But the fact is just as it is.
It seemed like Ma Hongniang noticed Yan Chuan’s disbelief, so she smiled at him and said, "I’ve cultivated a strange skill; its power is extraordinary, but it requires a large amount of Essence Stones to be completed. I was short on funds in the past, but in the past two months, thanks to many heavenly prides helping me develop Lu Ti Mountain, I got quite a share of Essence Stones, which allowed my strange skill to break through, enabling me to rank up in Heavenly Ladder City smoothly."
Strange skill!
In reality, Ma Hongniang had no strange skill but indeed stumbled upon a fortuitous encounter.
When she explored the Mountain and Sea Realm and found the ’White Bone Banner,’ she encountered an ’Immortal Bone.’ The Immortal Bone fused into her body, accelerated her strength progress.
But it was still slow.
Even after integrating with the ’Immortal Bone,’ Ma Hongniang’s cultivation speed remained at an ordinary heavenly pride level, incomparable to Ban Xianfu, Situ Fei, let alone Liu Xin, Luo Qi.
It wasn’t until the Sword Discussion and Five Seven Evil Energy activation seemed to ignite the ’Immortal Bone,’ causing Ma Hongniang’s battle power to skyrocket and start making rapid progress.
Post Sword Discussion, progress slowed slightly.
But after everyone started developing ’Lu Ti Mountain,’ as the Mountain Master, Ma Hongniang sat on the ’Deer Hoof Mountain Ore Resource Distribution Map.’ She used this to collaborate with Situ Fei, Ban Xianfu, Wang Ge, Fu Yunzhan, and even innate grandmasters like Chen Ze, providing resource points for mining in exchange for a share.
This way, Ma Hongniang gained quite a bit of Essence Stones.
With these, she accelerated the fusion of the Immortal Bone, cultivation surged, strength rose dramatically, 700 points easily in Heavenly Ladder City, solid as a rock, unafraid of any ambushes, like a fish in water during the Thousand-Person Battle, ranking up quickly.
After reaching 700 points, like Wang Zhengyi, Ma Hongniang learned about information related to the ’Mo Yin Continent’s Royal City Competition,’ prompting her to seek some testing.
Among the heavenly prides, Wei Lingshan and Wang Zhengyi were the most frequent in and out of the Heavenly Ladder City. Ma Hongniang approached Wang Zhengyi first.
The result!
Wang Zhengyi indeed had already reached 700 points!
Ma Hongniang wanted to join the Competition, but she was far from enough alone. Upon learning from Wang Zhengyi about an existing ’four-missing-one’ team, she was tempted.
...
"Essence Stone?"
"Krypton Gold Cultivation?"
Yan Chuan didn’t understand how Ma Hongniang could progress so quickly, but after seeing Ma Hongniang fight Wang Zhengyi, witnessing Ma Hongniang’s fists and feet like a storm, confronting Wang Zhengyi head-on without falling behind, he knew her muscle and bone had grown much stronger than during the Sword Discussion!
Incredibly strong!
A ready 700 points!
Steel bones!
Buddha Light shining everywhere!
"Ma Hongniang——"
Yan Chuan was pleasantly surprised, quickly forgetting about the original candidates Ding Xiang and Ban Xianfu, looking at Ma Hongniang with her steel bones. Yan Chuan immediately thought of the "Vajra Unbreakable Body Divine Skill," one of the ’Five Great Divine Skills’ within the Shaolin Temple in the "Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber."
Shaolin Kongjian Master refined the "Vajra Unbreakable Body Divine Skill," standing still without dodging or retaliating and could withstand Xie Xun’s blow after blow of "Seven Injuries Fist," illustrating its power.
If Ma Hongniang could cultivate this "Vajra Unbreakable Body Divine Skill" with her iron bones, one could only imagine the glory.
"If she succeeds in cultivating the Divine Skill, can she resist Wang Ge’s "Seven Injuries Fist?""
"Seven Injuries Fist!"
"Vajra Unbreakable!"
These two fated adversaries, in the hands of Wang Ge and Ma Hongniang, ultimately, is "Seven Injuries Fist" the spear stronger, or is "Vajra Unbreakable" the shield stronger?