On the school grounds, Zhang Ruochen and Situ Linjiang fought even more fiercely, their sword and spear shadows colliding with each other, producing a series of deafening loud noises.

  Boom

  Situ Linjiang grasped the long spear with both hands, striking it on the ground and shattering the stone slab into fragments. With a swing of the spear shaft, all the fragments flew towards Zhang Ruochen.

  "Humming"

  Zhang Ruochen swung his sword and slashed out.

  Those gravel all turned into stone powder.

  At this moment, Situ Linjiang thrust out a spear, piercing through Shi Fen and stabbing towards Zhang Ruocis chest.

  Just as Situ Linjiang thought he had the upper hand, suddenly, his eyes blurred for a moment, and a sword shadow flashed extremely fast in front of him, only to see a green sword light.

  Right after that, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and the black long spear flew out of his hand.

  Zhang Ruochens previous sword left a shallow blood mark on his wrist, just short of cutting off his right hand.

  "I havent given up yet"

  As the spear flew out, Situ Linjiang was distracted for only an instant before immediately rushing towards Zhang Ruochen and punching him in the face.

  He wants to turn defeat into victory

  "Still want to fight?"

  Zhang Ruochen held a sword in one hand and formed a palm with the other, his body arched like a bow as he suddenly charged forward, unleashing the first palm of the Dragon Elephant Palm "Wild Elephant Rushing to the Ground". With one palm strike, it exploded with the power of sixteen oxen.

  At the same time, Zhang Ruochens arm shook, and the Bixiao Sword emitted a sharp sword hum, shooting out like a white rainbow piercing the sun, forming seven sword shadows.

  Tian Xin Swordsmanship, Tian Xin Breaks the Plum Blossom

  Palm techniques and sword techniques combined and executed simultaneously.

  Zhang Ruochen was like two separate entities, his left and right hands acting independently as he launched a simultaneous attack.

  Combat effectiveness has been doubled immediately.

  Boom

  Situ Linjiangs fist collided with Zhang Ruochens palm print. He was somewhat surprised to find that Zhang Ruochens palm strength was extremely powerful, and could actually match him evenly.

  To know, he actually burst out with the strength of sixteen oxen. Could Zhang Ruochen also burst out such terrifying power?

  Rong couldnt help but think of Si Tu Lin Jiang, when Zhang Ruochens sword struck again.

  "Wow"

  A sharp sword aura pierced through Situ Linjiangs neck, leaving a crimson sword mark.

  Zhang Ruochen sometimes used his palm and sometimes his sword, forcing Situ Linjiang to retreat continuously.

  Situ Linjiang had never seen anyone who could completely separate their left and right hands, without being affected at all. He was simply like fighting two Zhang Ruochen at the same time, getting more and more passive as the fight went on.

  Not long after, he had two more sword wounds on his body.

  "I lost"

  Situ Linjiang conceded defeat and did not plan to fight again.

  Zhang Ruochen immediately stopped in his tracks, retracting the sword that was about to be thrust out, and decided to leave the school grounds.

  Situ Linjiang said: "I want to know, how did you manage to use one heart for two purposes, one hand holding the palm and the other hand wielding a sword."

  Zhang Ruochen turned around, stared at Situ Linjiang for a moment, and said: "When your spiritual power reaches a certain level, its not just about using one mind for two purposes, but even achieving one mind for three purposes, or one mind for four purposes."

  "Martial artists also need to cultivate spiritual power" said Situ Linjiang, puzzled.

  "If you are willing to cultivate, you can naturally choose to cultivate. If you are not willing to cultivate, you can also not cultivate. The choice is entirely in your own hands." Zhang Ruochen said calmly.

  In Kunlun Realm, only Refiners, Alchemists, Beast Tamers and the like can cultivate Spiritual Power.

  Only with a strong spiritual force can one engrave inscriptions, refine true martial artifacts and divine elixirs. At the same time, only by engraving inscriptions in the body of a ferocious beast can one tame it, turning it into a mount and a battle beast.

  Because its a waste of time cultivating martial arts. Generally speaking, warriors wont deliberately cultivate spiritual power.

  Actually, as the martial artists cultivation increases, their spiritual power intensity will also increase, its just that the speed of improvement is quite slow.

  If one does not deliberately cultivate spiritual power, a martial artist can only reach the level of "one mind, two uses" after cultivating to the Tianji boundary.

  Zhang Ruochens past life, while cultivating martial arts, also cultivated spiritual power. Moreover, the intensity of his spiritual power had reached a very high level.

  Reborn in this body, although cultivation was lost, spiritual power remained.

  With Zhang Ruochens current spiritual power intensity, its not just a matter of using his mind in two ways, even if he uses his mind in three ways, he can still do it.

  As soon as Situ Linjiang conceded defeat, the sound of conch shells and war drums immediately rang out outside the arena, announcing the official end of this years annual assessment.

  The top five in the year-end assessment are: Zhang Ruochen, Situ Linjiang, Xue Kai, Wangzi Wu, and Lin Xianshan.

  The top five geniuses can go to the Pool of Barbarian Gods for a trial and also receive additional rewards.

  Zhang Ruochen obtained a reward, which was a sixth-grade true martial arts armor called "Ice Fire Qilin Armor". It is said to be made from the scales of the legendary beast king Qilin and is extremely valuable with astonishing defensive power.

  In equal grades, armor is much more valuable than a warrior.

  It can be said that a suit of armor at the level of a sixth-grade True Martial Treasure is absolutely more valuable than a seventh-grade True Martial Treasure-level war soldier.

  "This suit of Frostfire Kirin armor is worth at least a million silver coins, comparable to a low-grade spiritual martial skill. Even the royal family of Yunwu County wouldnt have many such treasures. The first place winner of the year-end assessment was rewarded so generously." Zhang Ruo Chen couldnt help but look up at King Yunwu in surprise.

  He immediately understood.

  He is the descendant of Yunwu County King, even if he gives away the Ice Fire Qilin Armor to him, the Ice Fire Qilin Armor is still a treasure of the royal family.

  If Situ Linjiang had won first place instead, the reward he received would definitely not have been a treasure of the same level as the Ice Fire Qilin Armor.

  Moreover, King Yunwu gave Zhang Ruochen the Ice Fire Qilin armor as a reward, probably also wanting to make up for the losses he had suffered over the years.

  The Binghuo Qilin Armor is actually a suit of armor, worn on the body, only covering the upper half. When Zhang Ruochen infused his true energy into the armor, the Binghuo Qilin Armor immediately emitted two colors, pale blue and crimson red, emitting the power of ice and flames.

  "Hmm"

  Seeing Zhang Ruochen put on the Binghuo Qilin armor, the queen sitting above him had a cold face and a flash of murderous intent in her eyes.

  She stood up, shook her sleeves and turned away, leaving only a cold and proud back.

  At this moment, both Fifth Prince and Sixth Prince were gazing at Zhang Ruochen with envy and jealousy.

  The fifth princes heart was filled with hatred, and he sneered: "Even if he shows off his cultivation talent, whats the use? The higher the talent, the faster hell die. Just wait and see, Queen Wang will not let him grow up."

  "Even if his talent is high, compared to Seventh Brother, its still far from enough. Hmph, even the woman he likes will marry Seventh Brother as a concubine, whats there to be proud of?" The Sixth Prince sneered.

  In fact, they are just jealous of Zhang Ruochen. Because of jealousy, hatred is born.

  The Barbarian Gods Pool, one of the most precious treasures of the royal family.

  The generations of the royal familys strongmen spent hundreds of years capturing tens of thousands of ferocious beasts, gathering their blood together to form a huge pool of blood. This pool of blood is the Barbarian God Pool.

  Only the most outstanding talents can enter the Pool of Barbarian God for cultivation.

  The Barbarian God Pool is located below the Hall of All Emperors.

  Every year, a grand sacrificial ceremony is held in the ancestral temple of the emperors, where ferocious beasts are slaughtered and their blood flows directly into the Barbarian Gods Pool, replenishing it with fresh blood.

  It is precisely because the Barbarian Gods Pool has absorbed the blood of sacrifice that it has given birth to a mysterious power. Young warriors who enter the Barbarian Gods Pool for training can absorb the blood essence within, strengthen their martial body and help them open up more meridians.

  The stronger ones innate talent for martial arts is, the more benefits they will receive.

  Zhang Ruochen, Situ Linjiang, Xue Kai, Wu Wangzi, and Lin Xiansang arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple under Guoshis leadership.

  "When entering the ancestral temple, one must kowtow to the successive great emperors of Kunlun and the imperial ancestors, as a sign of respect for the sages. Especially the Great Holy Emperor Chiyou, who unified the world under her rule, with her majestic virtue and eternal youth, imperishable and indestructible."

  The national teacher recited loudly and knelt down to worship, very devoutly.

  "Empress Qiyou reigns supreme over the world, her power extending in all directions. Youth is eternal, indestructible and immortal."

  Then Situ Linjiang, Xue Kai, Wu Wangzi and Lin Xianshan also recited loudly, followed by kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the stone statue of Chi Yao Female Emperor.

  Only Zhang Ruochen remained standing there, motionless, with no hint of respect in his eyes, but a fierce flame of hatred.

  Chi Yao, you wait, when I have achieved great success, that will be the day I go see you.

  Its been eight hundred years and you still dont know that the person you killed eight hundred years ago has come back to life.

  Im very sorry, there was a power outage today, so I only have one chapter. This chapter was still written in an internet cafe, sweating