Chapter341:TheNext!

WhiteLotusBadgestoodfortherecognitionoftheSwordPalaceandwastheprideoftheentireWhiteLotusSwordDomain.Anygraduatewhohadthisbadgewouldberespectedasahighclasspersoninthemortalworldorcoulduseitasa"key"toopenthedoorleadingtohighlevelsworddomains.

IceLotusBadgestoodforthehighesthonouroftheSwordPalace.EveninhighlevelsworddomainsliketheGreatZhouortheGreatXia,thepeopleholdingthisbadgewouldbetreatedwithspecialrespect.

Eventhepeopleinfarawaygod’sdomains,suchasinWesternGod’sandDragonGod’sDomain,recognizedtheIceLotusBadge,becauseitwasequaltoaconfirmationoftheherorank.

ThebasicrequirementtoobtainanIceLotusBadgewastoreachtheherorank.ApersonundertheherorankwouldneverbelistedinthetoptenlistoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,eveniftherewerestillvacantpositionsinthetoptenlist.

Herorankedbeingsheldthebalanceofallgod’sdomains.Therewerethefoundationstoneandcoreforceoftheendlessdomains.

Mostlegendrankedbeings,suchasCasina,ShayaLongnisandHydrawerebotheredtodealwithpoliticalaffairs.Itwasageneralcasethroughoutalldomains.

Tolegendrankedbeings,includinggods,fantasycreatures,andhumanswhowereevenstrongerthanfantasycreatureoverlords,thelawsandmoralsofthemortalworldscouldneverrestrictthem.

Althoughtheylivedinthesameuniversewithallbeings,their"society"indeedoverrodethesecularworld.

Herorankedbeingsweretherealrulersofthemortalworld,thelinksconnectingbetweenthemortalrankandthelegendranktogetherwiththem.

ZhouZhen’sfirstgoalwastoobtainanIceLotusBadge.Inordertoaccomplishthis,heneededtodefeatoneofthecurrenttoptendisciplesandgotthechancetotouchtheprojectionofthesecrettreasure.

Therefore,heneededtopracticehis"mortalbody"tohislimit,sothathecouldentertheherorankinhismostconsummatestate.

Onlyinthiscase,hecouldobtainthestrongestpowerhecouldhaveafterhereachedtheherorank.

Tohim,"HuaHuo’schallenge"wasaperfecttouchstoneforhim.

"Oh,itseemsthatyouaredifferentfromtheseidiotsbefore."HuaHuobackhandedherbrokenswordandlookedatZhouZhenwithafaintsmile.

"Ifeltaveryfamiliartemperamentfromyou.Perhapsit’sbecauseweareallthebestamongstthesamegeneration."Listeningtoherpridefulspeech,hejustsmiledtolerantly.

Shewasindeedasupergenius.Fromthebattlesbefore,hewassurethatthisgirlinfrontofhimwouldundoubtedlyobtainanIceLotusBadgesoon.

Justlikeme,sheisageniusabovegeniuses.PerhapsshenevertastedthebitternessoffailurebeforeshecametotheWhiteLotusSwordDomain.

Afterall,it’sraretoencounterherorankedpeopleinthemortalworld.

Justliketheruleof"legendrankbeingscan’tentercommonsworddomainswithoutpermission",therewasalsoanunspokenrulethatherorankedbeingscouldn’tenterthemortalworldwithoutpermission,unlesstherewasavalidjustification.

Theexistenceitselfoflegendrankedbeingswouldcauseearthquakesandseaquakesinthemortalworld.Herorankedbeingswouldn’tcausetheseproblems,buttheywerestilltoodangerousforordinarypeople.

Allherorankedbeingshadexceededthelimitoffleshandblood,theycouldeasilyabolishanystatepoweralone.Iftheyinterferedinthepoliticsofanymortalworld,theywouldinevitablybreakthebalanceamongstcivilauthorities.

ThiswasalsothereasonwhytheforcesintheswordhandleareawereshockedwhentheyknewthetwinwitcheswouldholdtheEntranceExaminationoftheSwordPalacepersonally.

AccordingtotherulesoftheentireSkySwordGod’sDomain,SwordPalacescouldcontroltheswordtipareaofeachsworddomain,theswordbladeareabelongedtowildanimalsandotherforces,andtheswordhandleareaweretheresidenceofordinarypeople.

Herorankedbeingsshouldstayintheswordbladeareaandswordtiparea.Unlessitwasreallynecessary,theyshouldnevergetthemselvesinvolvedinthemortalworld.

Thiswasorderandbalance,forleavingapeacefullivingareaformortals.

TillZhouZhencametotheSwordPalaceandsawtheworldoftheherorankwithhiseyes,hefinallyunderstoodhowridiculoushisarroganceabouthistalentwas.

Yes,hewasagenius,butnoneoftheboysandgirlswhohadarrivedattheSwordPalacewasanordinaryperson.

Eventhoughthediscipleswhowereregardedasreservists,whowouldn’tbeadmittedastheformaldisciplesoftheSwordPalace,theywereallsupergeniusesinthecitiesortownstheywerebornin.

ThetoptendiscipleswereallfarmorecompetentthanZhouZhen.Theytaughthimaheavylesson,makinghimunderstandthegapbetweenthemortalrankandtheherorank.

"Youarestrong,farstrongerthanwhenIjustarrivedattheSwordPalace,however,youarestillamortalandyourpowerhasalimit,becauseeventhestrongestmortalrankcan’tdefeattheweakestherorank!So,yourchallengewillbeendedbyme!"ZhouZhenhadnodoubtthathewasalreadythestrongestdiscipleundertheherorank.Hedrewouthissword,pointingitatHuaHuo.

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"ThenameofmyswordisColdMoon,andtheswordskillIwilluseis..."

"Boom!"Shebrandishedhersword.TheshockwaveblowedZhouZhenintotheair.Threesecondslater,hedroppedtotheringlikeabattereddoll.

"Carryhimout.Next!"Sheshruggedhershouldersandyelledagain.

"Humph,ZhouZhenwasuseless.ItseemsthatIhavetomeetthischallenge."Thetenthdisciple,LuoSu,whowasfromamiddlelevelsworddomainandhadpracticedintheSwordPalacethreeyearssteppedontothering.Hewasthefirstherorankeddiscipleonthering.

"Boom!"2secondslater,hewasblownoffintotheskyanddroppedtotheground,thenwasquicklycarriedoutbythediscipleswhowasn闁炽儲鐛﹕urprisedtoseethisresult.

"Carryhimout.Next!"Herspiritmountedasthebattleprogressed.Hertemperamentwassoamazingasifshewasatyrannosauruswhojustbrokeintoasheepfold.

"No,Idon’tbelievethis!Shemustbeusingasecretskill,whichcanonlyhaveareserveofafewminutes!"Theninthdisciple,WangQiheldhisstandardgodweapon"SteelScaleSword"inhishandandcametothering.

"Boom!"Abighumanshapedholeappearedontheground.Hisstandardgodweapon,"SteelScaleSword"wastwistedandcasuallythrownattheground.

Thediscipleswerealreadynumbtothis.TheyskillfullycarriedWangQiout.

"Carryhimout.Next!"

"Carryhimout.Next!"

"Carryhimout.Next!"

"Carryhimout.Next!"

HuaHuo’smoralebecamehigherandhigher.Aftershebrokeonestandardgodweaponafteranotherandbeatdownonegeniusafteranother,thedisciplesaroundthering,whowerealreadyspeechless,lookedatherinmuteamazement.

Finally,"Thereisnonext!"YunXiyelledatherinalowvoice.

ShehaddefeatedallthetoptendisciplesoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain.