Chapter 189: Martial Sage Turtle
The closer they got.
The congregation felt that the True Martial Hall in front of them was incomparably majestic, continuously rising infinitely, and a sense of being ants naturally arose, with reverence rising in their hearts.
As if sensing the congregation, the originally tightly closed hall door suddenly opened with a boom.
Soft light shone out, engulfing the congregation, even Ning Qi instinctively felt his heart skip a beat, and even the King Yu Bead was already in an activated state.
The group slowly stepped inside.
When the light completely dissipated, everything in front of them appeared, and the scene stunned the congregation. They saw that in the vast hall, there was almost nothing, only three hundred-zhang portals emitting different lights standing tall, with different auras among them.
Almost at the first moment, the congregation reacted.
“This bronze portal corresponds to martial artists below the Heavenly Human Realm, this silver portal corresponds to Heavenly Human Realm martial artists, then doesn’t this golden portal correspond to… above the Heavenly Human Realm?”
The congregation’s minds were shocked, their breathing somewhat stagnant.
Although the outside world had always rumored that the True Martial Hall had Martial Saint Inheritance, it was all true and false mixed, and only now that they had truly arrived in this True Martial Hall did they know how shocking it was.
“Even a Martial Saint arriving here must accept the test. What is the origin of this True Martial Hall?”
Ning Qi felt that this True Martial Inheritance was not simple.
Originally, from what White Mountain Old Daoist said, he thought this True Martial Inheritance was a Daoist Lineage founded by a powerful Ancient Saint, but what he saw and heard now made him realize it was probably not so.
The group stopped in front of the three portals.
Ye Qinghe stepped forward:
“Master, let me try first?”
She was the highest generation besides Dragon Mountain Daoist, and should take the lead at this time. The road ahead was unknown in risk, and probing the bottom was good.
Dragon Mountain Daoist slowly nodded.
Under the expectant gazes of the congregation, Ye Qinghe slowly walked toward the bronze portal.
Suddenly.
A strong light flashed, and the congregation was startled, only to see Ye Qinghe being directly sucked in, her whole person disappearing.
Dragon Mountain Daoist said in a deep voice:
“You all quickly enter together. If you encounter any situation, you can still support each other.”
He Yan and the others quickly agreed, and then one by one the disciples rushed into the bronze portal without hesitation.
The field immediately left only Ning Qi and Dragon Mountain Daoist.
“Master, together.” Ning Qi smiled.
Dragon Mountain Daoist had expectation in his eyes, the two walked side by side, and then were sucked into the silver portal together.
The originally lively True Martial Hall became quiet again, only the three portals still stood quietly, and a faint low sigh sounded, then disappeared.
…
Dragon Mountain Daoist opened his eyes again, only to find that Ning Qi was no longer by his side.
“It seems that as long as you enter to accept the test, you will be separated.” He was somewhat helpless, but since it was Inheritance, there should be no threat. After all, their True Martial Sect and True Martial Hall had some connection, so at least they didn’t need to worry too much about the disciples’ safety.
Putting aside the miscellaneous thoughts in his heart, he began to survey the surrounding environment.
This was a quiet room.
Empty and deserted, with only a bookshelf, and on the bookshelf there were also only two things: one was a classic, the other was an hourglass, with all the sand piled in the lower half.
And directly opposite him.
Was a portal.
Dragon Mountain Daoist tried to push it, but found it couldn’t be pushed at all. He tried to communicate Heaven and Earth Power, but even using Heavenly Human power, the portal remained as steady as a mountain, and he immediately had an insight in his heart.
“It seems that only by passing the test here can one leave.”
He took a deep breath and slowly approached the bookshelf.
The three words ‘Yin Yang Fist’ on the classic immediately came into view. He casually flipped it open, and astonishment surged in his eyes. This was actually a Heavenly Human martial art. If placed in the Martial World, it would be enough to make countless martial artists fight to the death.
At the same time.
The hourglass also stirred. Just as Dragon Mountain Daoist picked up the Yin Yang Fist martial art, the sand originally settled in the lower half of the hourglass actually flew up, reversing and falling into the upper half of the hourglass.
Dragon Mountain Daoist had a spiritual insight.
“To pass the test, one must comprehend this Yin Yang Fist to a certain realm before the hourglass runs out, in order to open the portal!” He immediately became eager to try.
Back then, being able to obtain the True Martial Inheritance and found the True Martial Sect, Dragon Mountain Daoist’s talent and comprehension were naturally not bad.
He carefully studied the fist manual, occasionally making gestures, and his eyes gradually became solemn.
“This Yin Yang Fist contains the Dao of Yin and Yang, it is a very profound Heavenly Human martial art. If there is enough time, I can naturally comprehend it thoroughly, but now at most only one hour… it’s somewhat difficult.” He exhaled lightly, with unwillingness in his heart. He really didn’t believe he couldn’t pass even this first level.
He concentrated fully on comprehending.
He felt he had hope.
At the same time.
In another quiet room.
Ning Qi also flipped open this Yin Yang Fist.
He raised an eyebrow, glanced at the hourglass that began to operate, then flipped through the fist manual. After merely a dozen breaths, he stood up and went before the portal.
Forming a fist, striking out.
In one smooth motion.
Heaven and Earth Power condensed, turning into Yin Yang Qi. Two fist seals, one yin and one yang, each with mysteries, then merged into one, with power surging.
With a buzz, the originally indestructible portal immediately shattered and scattered.
This Heavenly Human martial art, enough to stump countless prodigies, was terribly simple in front of Ning Qi. Superb comprehension was one aspect, and deep foundation was another. With Myriad Daos as his goal, the Dao of Yin and Yang was naturally included, and his attainment was not low. Now comprehending this Yin Yang Fist was a dimensional strike, done effortlessly.
However, Ning Qi’s focus was not on this. He was perceiving the power aftershocks after the portal shattered.
“As expected, it’s not a real object, but a special power that makes the portal indestructible and can only be broken with Yin Yang Fist.” An insight flashed in his heart.
Just now, he had also tried.
No matter what powerful power he used, he couldn’t shatter the portal. Although he didn’t continue using full power, he could tell it was not simple.
This further confirmed the idea in his heart.
“This True Martial Inheritance has some background.” Ning Qi’s curiosity was somewhat aroused.
Stepping over the portal.
What appeared before him was another quiet room, with the same layout, except the martial art on the bookshelf had changed to ‘Four Symbols Palm’.
“This is to… test comprehension?”
This thought arose in Ning Qi’s heart, but he wasn’t too surprised. To select qualified inheritors, comprehension was naturally very important.
“Let’s see where your limit is.”
Ning Qi flipped open Four Symbols Palm, clearly feeling that the difficulty of this martial art had risen another level.
However.
To him, it wasn’t difficult.
It only took a few more breaths than before, and Ning Qi condensed Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Four Symbols with Heaven and Earth Power, blasting the second portal to pieces.
For ordinary people.
Just these two powerful Heavenly Human martial arts were already a great harvest, but Ning Qi’s goal was naturally more than that.
Another quiet room appeared.
Ning Qi comprehended the next martial art.
Without exception, all were top-tier among Heavenly Human martial arts. Placed in those top-tier Martial Arts Sects, they were enough to be foundation existences. The further back, the more so, and even a few martial arts made Ning Qi’s eyes light up, from which he drew ample nourishment.
The third quiet room.
The fourth quiet room.
…
Up to the ninth quiet room.
Ning Qi looked at the identical layout, very patient, even somewhat expectant.
This test was very simple for him, but the harvest was quite rich, so he wasn’t annoyed at all, especially in the seventh and eighth quiet rooms, where the martial arts’ ingenuity was almost on par with the Heavenly Sword Technique he created himself.
“Lesser True Martial Seal?”
Looking at the martial art in this ninth quiet room, Ning Qi was stunned.
This name was quite meaningful.
Lesser True Martial Seal? Doesn’t that mean there is also a True Martial Seal? Then what realm’s martial art would the True Martial Seal be? The answer was self-evident.
Flipping open the martial art.
He immediately immersed himself in it, one by one spiritual insights rising, and a trace of astonishment gradually surged in his eyes.
“What a strong martial art! Enough to compare with the Thousand Star Sword Array formed by my Heavenly Sword Technique!” Looking over the world, he had never seen such a powerful martial art. The handed-down martial arts of those top-tier sects couldn’t even compare to Heavenly Sword Technique.
It could even be said that, to some extent, this Lesser True Martial Seal was more profound than Heavenly Sword Technique. After all, the many sword formations evolved from the Heavenly Sword Technique Ning Qi created could only be based on his unimaginably vast Heaven and Earth Power, while Lesser True Martial Seal had lower requirements in this aspect.
And correspondingly.
The difficulty of comprehending Lesser True Martial Seal also rose geometrically, much harder than the eighth quiet room.
To learn this Lesser True Martial Seal within one hour, probably few people under heaven could do it, and maybe not even anyone could get started.
Even for Ning Qi.
It took a full incense stick of time to bring it to perfection.
“It’s indeed good.”
Ning Qi couldn’t help but smile. All along, his martial arts were basically self-created, because martial arts learned from elsewhere couldn’t fully unleash his strength, but this Lesser True Martial Seal was somewhat different.
Ning Qi’s fingers moved, Heaven and Earth Power gathered, and an Ancient Seal immediately condensed, carrying an ancient aura, as if the surrounding space had stagnated.
With a boom.
That portal was directly suppressed into powder. Under Ning Qi’s urging, the Lesser True Martial Seal unleashed power beyond the norm.
Ning Qi was in a good mood.
Not just because of the Lesser True Martial Seal, but because from this martial art, he got inspiration. Even without the follow-up, he could deduce the complete True Martial Seal from it. After fully comprehending the Lesser True Martial Seal, he was extremely certain that the Lesser True Martial Seal was a simplified result of a Martial Saint level martial art.
This was naturally a matter for later.
The most critical thing now was to pass the test and obtain the True Martial Inheritance.
Slowly stepping into the portal.
Everything around disappeared, and what appeared before him was no longer a quiet room, but a vast ocean. Ning Qi was somewhat astonished, not knowing if the place he was in was still on that small island, or if it was an illusion at all. He scanned the surroundings with Illusion Breaking Golden Eye, but found no flaws.
At the same time.
A vast voice sounded:
“Successfully passed the nine Heavenly Human Comprehension Gates, can obtain half of the Martial Saint level True Martial Inheritance. Do you wish to continue to accept the nine Heavenly Human Battle Gates assessment?”
Ning Qi stood above the great sea, trying to find the source of the voice, but found nothing.
His expression calm:
“Accept.”
Since he came, he naturally couldn’t leave with half the inheritance.
As Ning Qi’s words fell.
The originally calm sea immediately became turbulent.
He looked intently.
He saw that above the sea, as if a saber qi precisely cut it open, two water curtains spread to the surroundings, a water path appeared, and then a Great Turtle slowly emerged. This entrance was quite imposing, making even Ning Qi somewhat cautious.
But when it got close, his expression gradually became strange.
It had to be said that this Great Turtle was not weak. According to Ning Qi’s estimation, it should be between an ordinary Heavenly Human Realm and a Heavenly Human Ranking expert. For general Heavenly Human Realm, such an opponent was naturally not to be underestimated, but for Ning Qi, it was somewhat childish.
He was somewhat amused.
Before the Great Turtle could show its power.
Ning Qi casually waved his hand.
Two fist seals, one yin and one yang, merged into one, instantly blasting it apart. Wonderfully, after the Great Turtle was blasted, it didn’t burst into blood mist, but instead turned into clumps of seawater.
But for some reason.
He always felt that after blasting the Great Turtle, the back of his neck felt a bit chilly.
Without dwelling on it, he dismissed it as an illusion, because his attention was immediately drawn by the fluctuations under the seawater.
The sea waves parted even wider.
Another Great Turtle came riding the waves.
“Strength at the end of the Heavenly Human Ranking.”
Ning Qi’s eyes flashed, assessed this Great Turtle’s strength, and casually struck with one palm. Four Symbols manifested, blasting this Great Turtle to pieces.
He wanted to end the battle quickly, not wanting to waste time.
From what that vast voice said, the nine Heavenly Human Battle Gates meant there would be nine opponents.
He stood with hands behind his back above the sea, his posture very relaxed.
One by one Great Turtles came riding the waves.
Their strength also grew stronger.
Continuously rising.
Soon.
The seventh Great Turtle had already reached a level comparable to Blade Demon.
Ning Qi used Lesser True Martial Seal to blast this Great Turtle again.
These previous levels were not difficult for him. His current combat power could no longer be measured by conventional realms.
However, vaguely, he always had a bad feeling in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, Ning Qi cast aside the stray thoughts.
Another Great Turtle appeared. The Great Turtle was already dozens of zhang in size, looking like a huge sea rock moving, with an extremely powerful aura.
The great battle was about to erupt.
Ning Qi condensed Lesser True Martial Seal again to suppress the Great Turtle. At the same time, he activated Thousand Star Sword Array, with sword qi booming, engulfing the Great Turtle.
With such double attack.
He finally blasted this Great Turtle again, but obviously it was no longer as easy as before, expending some effort.
“About the same as the Blood Demon monster condensed by the Demonic Sect Grand Elder before.” Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief. According to this trend, the Great Turtle in the ninth gate should be at the level of the Demonic Sect Grand Elder after using the King Yu Bead.
He couldn’t help but look forward to it.
As long as he passed all nine Battle Gates and nine Comprehension Gates, he could smoothly obtain the Martial Saint Inheritance!
Recalling these tests, they seemed simple, and Ning Qi advanced unimpeded, but that was only for Ning Qi. For others, it would be almost impossible!
Some stray thoughts arose in his heart, and Ning Qi’s divine intent moved, severing them.
The sea waves fluctuated even more intensely.
His ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.
Then.
A hundred-zhang Giant Turtle appeared before him, with a trace of cold indifference in its eyes, and the powerful aura made Ning Qi fall into astonishment.
Martial Saint Giant Turtle?!
