Chương 100: Muscles and Bones Ring as One, Heavenly Bones Sing Like a Dragon

Even the other manor lords were stunned by Yushen's nerve and sheer presence. For a long moment, no one could get a word out. Straight into the true disciple ranks! This woman's mouth… She really dared to say anything!

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Since Zhujian Shanzhuang (Sword-Forging Manor) began accepting disciples, there has never been such a precedent. Rules cannot be broken, and precedents cannot be set!" Xuanyuan Yizheng finally came back to himself, shaking his head like a rattle drum. Xuanyuan Yizheng was a rather moderate man. He held firmly to the principles of a gentleman. He was more than capable of preserving what he had, but lacked the drive to push forward. Straight into the true disciple ranks—there had never been such a thing.

The moment Xuanyuan Yizheng heard it, his first instinct was to reject it.

"Hm?!"

"My disciple's talent is known to all!"

"A body capable of altering its innate foundation—rare throughout the ages!"

"And his talent for the water element is world-shaking. His comprehension of the artisan path is even more extraordinary!"

"With a piece of jade this fine, you still want to cling to some damned rules?" Yushen turned her head. Her dragon-like eyes and phoenix gaze locked hard onto Xuanyuan Yizheng, the fire in her pupils almost tangible.

"How about it, Shixiong Xuanyuan? Why don't you and I have a match? Winner takes all, loser bows out!"

"We'll use that to decide my disciple's status. What do you say?" Boom! Yushen's physical blood qi erupted. Her Martial Yang Spirit barbaric dragon roared in fury. Xuanyuan Yizheng trembled with anger. He pointed at Yushen and said shakily,"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

"Shimei… acting so crudely… With so many disciples present, are you not disgracing the dignity of a manor lord?" Xuanyuan Yizheng was fairly old-fashioned. On normal days, he carried himself with a rather refined, scholarly air. But whenever he ran into Manor Lord Yushen, the fire in his liver seemed to flare up with a whoosh. All his elegance shattered in an instant.

"Dignity? How much is dignity worth?"

"I've already been called the 'Shura Child-Granny.' You think I still care about dignity?"

"Who dares gossip about me? Come on, step forward. If I don't wipe out your nine clans, then I'll stop being a manor lord!" Yushen sneered and swept a cold gaze across the entire crowd. Wherever her eyes passed, everyone lowered their heads. No one dared meet her gaze.

"Well done!" In his heart, Su Zhe secretly gave this cheap shifu of his a huge thumbs-up. He remembered how Li Shanyun had once described Manor Lord Yushen— A Shura to outsiders, a Bodhisattva to her own people, and fiercely protective. Just twelve words, yet they fit her perfectly. Su Zhe had truly seen it today. As for Manor Lord Yushen's savage words, Su Zhe did not care in the slightest. After all, back in Lu County… Manor Lord Yushen had once declared that she would even kill parents if needed.

She was an absolute menace. …

"Hiss!" Xuanyuan Yizheng clutched his head in pain. His shimei was going crazy again.

"Extraordinary comprehension of the artisan path… Su Zhe, what grade of weapon can you forge?" Ou Zizhen of Zhuxin Zhuang (Heart-Forging Manor) was already used to Yushen losing her mind. But after hearing her words, his eyes lit up instead, and he looked toward Su Zhe as he asked. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.

Su Zhe cupped his hands and replied respectfully,"Reporting to Manor Lord Zhuxin, this disciple was able to forge fourth-grade treasure weapons in Lu County."

"If the materials are suitable, I may even be able to go higher." Su Zhe's answer was fairly honest. The reason he had forged fourth-grade treasure weapons in Lu County was because most of the materials there were only third-grade at best. Through the Three Spirits as One Hammer Technique, along with treasure blood and the Blood Refining Method, Su Zhe had forcibly forged a fourth-grade treasure weapon. If Zhujian Shanzhuang provided him with extremely high-quality weapon-forging materials…

Su Zhe could even try for a fifth-grade treasure weapon!

"A fourth-grade treasure weapon!"

"And in a place like Lu County…" Ou Zizhen was slightly moved, light flowing through his eyes. Mo Ye, the true disciple sequence member of Zhuxin Zhuang, could already forge sixth-grade treasure weapons. He could be called a once-in-an-age talent. But Mo Ye was more than ten years older than Su Zhe. Give Su Zhe ten years, and he definitely would not be weaker than Mo Ye.

"What a pity. This boy was born at the wrong time. He's still far too young… His wings haven't fully grown, but time waits for no one!"

"Still, with such a genius of the artisan path, showing him goodwill and forming a good connection would only bring benefits."

"Damn it. Such a beautiful piece of jade in the artisan path—how did Yushen pick him up by chance? What rotten luck!"

"Shifu is still irritated over Mo Ye's death. If I could offer this boy to Shifu to teach, maybe Shifu could temporarily forget the pain of losing Mo Ye. Ah! What a shame. He just had to be Yushen's disciple!" Thoughts flashed rapidly through Ou Zizhen's mind, and he inwardly lamented the loss. The artisan path was a great path. For a gem like this to fall into the hands of a brute like Yushen—was that not like casting a pearl into the dark? But pain was pain.

Ou Zizhen still did not dare steal Yushen's disciple to her face. He could only steady his mind and plan for later.

"Zhuxin Zhuang agrees that Su Zhe should enter the true disciple ranks directly!" Ou Zizhen took a deep breath and suddenly spoke. The moment these words came out, the other manor lords froze.

"Shidi Ou, you…" Xuanyuan Yizheng turned to look at Ou Zizhen. Clearly, he had not expected Ou Zizhen to switch sides.

"Hahaha! Many thanks, Shixiong Ou!"

"Little Sister will personally visit you in the future to express my thanks. You and I shall drink to our hearts' content!" Yushen burst into loud laughter, looking rather pleased with herself. Ou Zizhen's face stiffened, and he hurriedly waved his hands.

"No need, no need. I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!" Was he joking? Yushen visiting his place to thank him? If she got drunk, she might tear down all of Zhuxin Zhuang! The five great manor lords were crossing blades with words. The crowd did not dare make a sound. They could only watch silently. But now, among the five great manor lords, two already supported Su Zhe entering the direct disciple sequence. The situation shifted instantly. Everyone's hearts could not help but fill with anticipation. Could it be…

Before Su Zhe had even formally joined Zhujian Shanzhuang, he was already about to create history for the sect? Yushen then turned her gaze toward Su Heyang, Manor Lord of Jishi Zhuang (World-Saving Manor), and Linghu Ruifeng, Manor Lord of Bingxuan Zhuang (Weapon Pavilion Manor). Linghu Ruifeng looked away and remained silent. Su Heyang, on the other hand, looked at Su Zhe with a rather amused expression.

After a long while, Su Heyang smiled and said,"Su Zhe, I heard you have a body capable of altering its innate foundation… When Shimei Yushen went to Lu County, your innate foundation was still lower-grade 'one-in-ten-thousand.' Now that the New Year has passed, it has been more than a month since Shimei last visited Lu County…"

"Has your innate foundation improved?" A body capable of altering its innate foundation had always been mysterious. According to historical records, only the founding emperor of Great Qian had possessed such a miraculous constitution. Su Zhe had not yet arrived at Zhujian Shanzhuang, but his reputation had already spread everywhere. Many people knew about Su Zhe's body capable of altering its innate foundation. One after another, they turned their gazes toward Su Zhe. They were all quite curious.

Martial cultivation placed great importance on one's innate foundation. Naturally, Su Zhe was not surprised by this. At once, Su Zhe took a deep breath, sank his energy into his dantian, and suddenly shouted,"This Su's innate foundation has made a little progress. Manor lords, please listen to the dragon's roar!" As soon as the words fell, Su Zhe activated his inner force. The martial bones throughout his body moved in unison. Boom!

Barbaric Bull, Baleful Tiger, Spirit Snake, Flood Dragon, Dark Mantis, Spirit Turtle! The six great beast aspects moved at once. At the same time, aside from the dragon form, the remaining eleven forms of Form-Intent released threads of true intent, all reaching the realm of the Outer Three Harmonies! Crack, crack, crack! As his martial bones moved, the thunderous sounds of tigers and leopards constantly rang out from within his body.

By the end, the ringing of his muscles and bones had actually transformed into a heaven-shaking dragon roar!

"Roar!" … Dragon roars erupted from Su Zhe's muscles and bones. The sound was like thunder, shaking the heavens. Su Zhe had once asked Manor Lord Yushen about innate foundation aptitude. Above "one-in-ten-thousand" was the Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone. Once one's innate foundation reached the level of Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone, the phenomenon known as "dragon bones ringing in unison" would appear.

It meant that when a genius with Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone activated the ringing of their innate foundation, the sounds within their body could transform into dragon roars. Lower-grade Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone produced three dragon roars. Middle-grade Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone produced six dragon roars. Upper-grade Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone produced nine dragon roars. Numbers were divided into yin and yang.

One, three, five, seven, and nine were yang numbers, while two, four, six, and eight were yin numbers. Nine was the peak of yang numbers, and so it was also called the "ultimate number" or the "honored number." Nine dragon roars meant that Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone had reached its absolute limit.

"Dragon roar!"

"It's… Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone! This boy's innate foundation has already reached Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone!" Manor Lord Su Heyang of Jishi Zhuang was shocked and shouted aloud. The moment his voice fell, Manor Lord Yushen and Xuanyuan Yizheng both felt their blood qi surge. Stimulated by Su Zhe, the muscles and bones in their bodies actually began releasing dragon roars as well. In an instant, three different dragon roars rose and fell across the grounds.

"Roar!" … The dragon roars within Su Zhe grew louder and more forceful with every cry. Su Zhe, Yushen, and Xuanyuan Yizheng—muscles and bones ringing together—each released three dragon roars. But Su Zhe's final dragon roar was like a true dragon descending into the world, suppressing all living beings. It forcibly drowned out the dragon roars of Yushen and Xuanyuan Yizheng!

"Roar!" The final dragon roar stabbed into countless people's eardrums, making them cover their ears one after another. Su Zhe guided his energy back to his Purple Mansion dantian and slowly withdrew his inner force. The young man stood proudly between heaven and earth. His dragon bones seemed eternal, his bearing elegant as jade.

"A little progress, only a little progress. I was fortunate enough to glimpse a trace of the Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone my shifu spoke of. This Su is ashamed!" Su Zhe smiled modestly. Manor Lord Su Heyang of Jishi Zhuang looked extremely strange. More than a month ago, his innate foundation had still been lower-grade "one-in-ten-thousand." In such a short time, he had stepped into "Dragon-Posture Heavenly Bone." This… Was what he called a little progress?