Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Inside the Temple of Martial Arts.

"I never expected, I really never expected that in the first exam this year, there would be a record-breaking martial artist who would directly skip the martial artist assessment and be promoted to the title of 'scholar'."

After Chen Ku broke Huangshaling's record, the old scholars of the Martial Temple had different reactions.

Scholar, although there are no less than thousands of civil and martial scholars in Qiulong Prefecture, it is really rare to have someone who can jump from being a candidate to a martial student and obtain an eighth-grade honor in one go.

"I believe that the name of Chen Ku will soon spread throughout the civil and military temples of the Qiulong Mansion. It will be a sensation. It really is a sensation."

A university scholar looked at Tang Lie and said, "By the way, isn't this Chen Ku the one who obtained the 'Nine Li Armor Leaves' that you, Old Tang, have hidden? Speaking of which, you and he have a master-disciple relationship. It's really fate."

Tang Lie was the old scholar who was in charge of the question about the Iron-Armored Rhino in the Strange Stone Forest. He also had a smile on his face at this moment. He was originally very satisfied with Chen Ku's performance.

The fact that he could solve his puzzle proved that Chen Ku was exactly the outstanding military man the court needed.

He also didn't expect that the young man who could solve his problem would have such potential.

Thinking about having a promising 'disciple' in the future, the wrinkles on his face smoothed out a lot.

Thinking in my heart:

"Chen Ku is still in Baojiao County... but he will definitely come to Qiulong Mansion. When the time comes, I may have to get close to him."

For these old scholars, setting questions in the Martial Temple seems easy, but in fact, it is equivalent to retiring in the Martial Temple.

The outstanding figures in the Temple of Martial Arts who are truly promising and have potential have all left their hometowns and states to make achievements.

As a warrior, whose biggest dream is not to be granted a title of nobility, become a general, and establish a government.

And Chen Ku has already shown this considerable potential.

Of course, he would take advantage of the friendship with Jiuli Yijiaye and find ways to get in touch with this up-and-coming star.

But just when Tang Lie was thinking this.

Suddenly.

Someone in the Martial Temple spoke up:
"Hmm? Someone has entered the Dragon Locking Stone level, and it seems to be Chen Ku?"

"Dragon Locking Stone?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Lie immediately came over and saw that the location of Chen Ku's martial arts token was displayed on the golden list, which was near the Dragon Locking Stone Checkpoint.

"The Dragon Locking Stone, this is also a hidden level. Chen Ku is so smart, how could he find two hidden levels in a row?" Tang Lie was a little surprised.

"The Dragon Locking Stone, the huge stone at the entrance, requires the strength of at least three dragons to lift it..."

……

Chen Ku didn't know that he had already become the focus of attention of the old scholars in the Martial Temple.

After traveling at the speed of a horse that can gallop for most of the day and night, he finally arrived at the bottom of the waterfall that Senior Brother Qin mentioned on the second day, and found the huge stone gate below that looked to be ten feet high, taller than an ordinary city wall.

"Is this where the hidden level, the Crocodile Stele, is located?"

Chen Ku didn't waste any words. He directly carried the waterfall that was cascading down by a hundred feet, and suddenly grabbed the gap under the stone door with both hands...

"Wake it up for me!"

boom!
At this moment, Chen Ku's Lihuo body, the power of the four dragons, along with the blood and energy of his body, burst out directly...

Sizzle~~
The dozens of tons of waterfalls that hit him were suddenly spread out by the hot blood and true energy in his body, covering a radius of hundreds of feet.

The large forest under the waterfall suddenly looks like a fairyland on earth, shrouded in mist.

Crunch!Crunch!
Chen Ku felt the weight of the stone gate itself, which was already more than 300,000 kilograms. If the weight of the waterfall rushing down was added, the impact force would be close to 400,000 kilograms.

The bones all over his body were pressed so hard that they crackled like frying beans.

Veins popped out all over his body.

However, this was still within the range of his power. With all his strength spreading out, a tiny gap gradually appeared in the stone door, and... it was lifted up little by little.

…………

"That Chen Ku can actually lift the Dragon Locking Stone!"

"He has the power of at least three dragons!"

In the Martial Temple, as the Dragon Locking Stone gate was triggered and opened, the message was transmitted to the Golden List. On the huge Martial Temple map, the area belonging to the 'Dragon Locking Stone' level was instantly completely lit up.

"The power of three dragons? More than that! After I adjusted that level, I added another 60,000 to 70,000 kilograms of weight to the waterfall..."

An old man with a goatee said solemnly:
"At least close to the power of four dragons, such divine power, such a young man! It's like Qin Yuxian back then returned to the world of martial arts. No wonder... he can break the record of Huangshaling."

"I remember that you adjusted the Dragon Locking Stone level, not only the difficulty at the beginning, but also the layout inside." Tang Lie became slightly nervous and asked, "Is it true or not?"

"good."

The goateed old man stared solemnly at the location of the Dragon Locking Stone on the map and said slowly:

"Speaking of this, it is related to a piece of heaven and earth fragment that I found in the Martial Temple. It is a fragment that can be traced back to the ancient times. It contains a trace of the remnant luck of the ancient 'Jiao Hou' and the ancient dragon energy. After discovering it, I combined it with the Crocodile Stele level and injected it into the Crocodile Stele. Therefore, the challenge content of this hidden level of the Crocodile Stele has long been changed.

In the past, as long as you could smash the crocodile stone tablet within a certain period of time, you would pass the level.

Now it is not the case. After smashing the crocodile dragon stele, it will awaken the remaining luck of the 'Jiao Hou' in the stele, turning it into the second form of the crocodile dragon and continuing to attack the challenger."

"Ancient Jiao Hou?!"

Tang Lie and others were horrified:

"Isn't he an ancient person who was 'granted a title of nobility' in the ancient times? Then can he still display some 'ancient magical powers'?"

The old man in charge of the Dragon Locking Stone fell silent.

"Zhu Xuantong, speak quickly!" Tang Lie pressed.

Zhu Xuantong sighed and said, "Yes, that ancient Jiao Hou, although he is dead, he left behind a piece of martial luck. In his martial luck, a part of his ancient magical power is imprinted, called 'blowing hair into a soldier'. Although he has no thinking wisdom, there is still a chance that this magical power will be triggered when fighting with others."

"Blowing hair and turning it into soldiers... is it the same puppet illusion as the Yuan Dynasty's magic of 'casting beans and turning them into soldiers'?" Tang Lie asked with a frown.

"No, this is a real martial arts magical power. It is a great magical power derived from the ancient times when there were great martial arts practitioners who cultivated their bodies to the realm of 'rebirth through a drop of blood'. In that realm, a drop of blood or a strand of hair can regrow oneself. It is the true realm of martial arts immortals." Zhu Xuantong said longingly.

Tang Lie was shocked and said, "Such a martial arts ability really exists? Doesn't that mean that the martial luck transformed by Jiao Hou could be resurrected with this ability?"

"No, not to mention that the original ancient Jiao Hou has been reduced to ashes. This is just a martial fortune with the imprint of his ancient martial arts. Moreover, I have specifically consulted the Grand Commander of Youzhou Martial Temple, and he confirmed that this Jiao Hou will never be resurrected."

Zhu Xuantong said softly:
“In addition, the level of the Jiao Hou’s martial energy integrated into the crocodile dragon is only around the fifth realm, and there is no such flesh and blood foundation at all. This magical power only temporarily separates the caster’s own vitality. At most, it allows the Jiao Hou’s martial energy to transform into three incarnations at a time to support three breaths.”

"Three incarnations, three breaths? What about the power?" others asked.

Zhu Xuantong said: "In these three breaths, the three incarnations have the same strength as the original body..."

hiss!
Inside the hall, a group of old scholars suddenly burst into hissing noises.

"This means that within those three breaths, the challenger will have to face the simultaneous attacks of four fifth-level masters?!!!"

Tang Lie said in a shocking voice:
"Zhu Xuantong, you are crazy, this is not a trial at all, they are trying to kill the candidates who challenge the Dragon Locking Stone level!"

Zhu Xuantong was silent for a moment, and said helplessly: "This level was not designed for martial artists and scholars. Who would have thought that Chen Ku could find it and open it..."

"No, I have to send a message to Qin Yu first. As the chief examiner, he must be informed. If anything goes wrong, he needs to rush into the Martial Temple to rescue people immediately!"

Tang Lie became excited:
"He is a talented young man who can break the record in his first trial. He may even have the qualifications to become the 'Holy Son' of a certain holy land. How can he be killed here because of a mistake? The Martial Temple cannot afford this loss, and the imperial court cannot afford this loss even more."

After saying that, he immediately turned around and went to the side to send a message to Qin Yu who was still in Baojiao County.

In Baojiao County.

Qin Yuxian was originally sitting cross-legged, but suddenly, he sensed the message in the golden martial arts order and stood up.

"Master Qin? What's the matter?" Shangguan Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Brother Qin?" Tan Chongrui also asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Something serious has happened in the Martial Temple. I must go in!"

Qin Yuxian's expression changed slightly, and even a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes. He said:

"You guys are in charge here. I'll go first."

He immediately stepped into the Dacheng Hall of the Martial Temple, and shouted anxiously in his heart:
"Junior brother! I will be there soon, please fight slowly!"

He never imagined that this level was originally designed to give Chen Ku the inside information so that he could break the record. However, he didn't expect that an old man in the Martial Temple had secretly changed this level into this form not long ago.

Turning a hair into an army?

In three breaths, it was equivalent to four fifth-level masters from ancient times attacking at the same time? !
For Chen Ku, this was not a test at all, but a life-and-death situation.

……

at the same time.

Rumble, rumble~~
Chen Ku used up all his strength to lift the stone door and crawled in. The stone door behind him came down with a loud bang, causing the entire mountain forest and waterfall to feel like an earthquake.

Woohoo~
After entering the dragon-locking stone gate, Chen Ku instantly felt an extremely depressing and desolate aura blowing towards him, which made him feel depressed.

"Is this the place where the stone tablet and the crocodile dragon are located inside the dragon-locking stone?"

He looked at the dark place in front of him. There was a huge crocodile that looked like a palace. It had a huge mouth with curled lips, and red hair and beard on its temples, which looked like a straw raincoat draped down. Its four legs supported the ground like beams.

It seemed as if it sensed an outsider entering.

Ang~~
A loud and resounding roar, like that of a lion or a tiger, came from the giant beast a hundred feet away. In an instant, Chen Ku felt an extremely domineering aura, which seemed to cover the sky and the earth, and turned into a desolate dragon shadow, occupying his heart.

boom!
As the giant beast suddenly raised its front paws and stomped the ground, a shock wave like an earthquake or tsunami, with its center as the center, rushed towards Chen Ku's body frantically.

Wherever the impact passed, all the huge rocks and stalactites were instantly reduced to ashes and turned into dust!
[There is a crocodile dragon that wants to harm the master. Kill it and you will get a fifth level of evil spirit...] (End of this chapter)