Devour: Can you also draw entries from clone projection worlds?

The next morning, you bid farewell to Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong and rode your horse toward Mount Hua.

The Mount Hua Sword Tournament is held every five years, and this year happens to be the year of the tournament.

When you arrive at Mount Hua, the foot of the mountain is already crowded with people.

Heroes from all over the world gather here, some wanting to see just how skilled the Five Greats really are, some wanting to learn a move or two, and some wanting to make a name for themselves in the martial arts world.

You didn't squeeze in; instead, you found a big tree and sat on a branch, waiting for the Five Masters to arrive.

The Five Greats arrived one after another, with Huang Yaoshi being the first to arrive. He was dressed in a green robe, holding a jade flute, and had a calm expression.

Hong Qigong arrived second, dressed in tattered clothes, holding a chicken leg in his hand, gnawing on it as he walked.

Duan Zhixing arrived third, dressed in a yellow robe, with a compassionate face, and holding a string of prayer beads in his hand.

Ouyang Feng arrived fourth, dressed in a white robe, with a gloomy face and an aura of coldness emanating from him.

The last one to arrive was Zhou Botong, who was barefoot and singing as he walked.

Yes, without Wang Chongyang, although he was powerful and once surpassed the Four Great Masters, his short life is an indisputable fact. Otherwise, the world today would definitely belong to Wang Chongyang alone, without exception.

Five people stood atop Mount Hua, none of them speaking. The wind was strong, making their clothes flutter loudly.

As you sit on a tree branch watching this scene, a surge of heroic spirit wells up within you, and you suddenly feel an impulse, after all, your current strength, or rather your inner power, is absolutely unparalleled in the world.

And overwhelming strength is what emboldens people the most.

You took a deep breath and jumped straight down from the tree.

You walked up to the Five Masters, clasped your hands in greeting, but said nothing.

The five masters looked at you, each with a different gaze.

Huang Yaoshi smiled, Hong Qigong looked curious, Duan Zhixing remained calm, Ouyang Feng's eyes were cold, and Zhou Botong clapped his hands excitedly.

"Gentlemen, how about adding me to the sword duel?" You said calmly, but your air of dominance over the world grew stronger.

Hong Qigong laughed heartily: "You're quite an interesting lad, but... do you know the rules of a sword duel?"

"I really don't know," you shook your head, somewhat unconvinced. "Isn't a sword duel supposed to be a fight? To see who can last the longest, or who can simply overpower everyone else..."

Hong Qigong seemed to have already guessed that you didn't know, and continued, "I suppose you've guessed a thing or two. The rule of the sword competition is... there are no rules. Whoever defeats everyone else is the number one in the world, the undisputed number one, and no one has the right to object."

"That makes sense," you nodded in agreement. "Then let's begin."

The first to make a move was Zhou Botong. He pounced on you like a gust of wind, delivering a fast and ruthless punch.

You sidestepped and struck Zhou Botong's chest with a palm strike, using the "Regretful Dragon" move from the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

"This is... the beggar's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?!" Zhou Botong's expression changed upon seeing this, and he quickly dodged. He really didn't expect that you would actually know the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

Hong Qigong's expression also changed drastically, a glint of light flashing in his eyes as he stared intently at you: "May I ask where you learned the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, young friend?"

"You mean this palm technique?! Of course, it was taught by Guo Jing, but... he only taught me some moves, and the internal energy circulation part has nothing to do with him." You didn't shy away from this, nor did you bother to lie.

Upon hearing this, Hong Qigong fell silent for a moment before saying, "That's right, this is something that foolish boy could do. His judgment has always been quite good. However... you were able to deduce the internal energy circulation route from a few moves, that's quite a talent..."

"Basic stuff, don't be silly..." You never expected that you'd unintentionally pull off such a huge show of bravado in front of the Five Greats.

Next, Huang Yaoshi also made his move, unleashing his Finger Flicking Divine Skill, sending a pebble hurtling towards your brow with a sharp whooshing sound.

You raise your hand and point a finger, and an invisible sword aura shatters the stone into powder.

The entire hall fell silent, and the five masters looked at each other in bewilderment.

Ouyang Feng snorted coldly and struck your chest with a palm. The Toad Stance was a vicious and strange palm strike, carrying a putrid stench. Even without using his signature move, it was still not to be underestimated.

Instead of dodging or avoiding, you met the attack head-on with a palm strike.

As their palms met, Ouyang Feng's body jolted violently, and the color drained from his face, turning him as pale as paper.

So it turns out... a lot of his internal energy was absorbed by your Northern Darkness Divine Art. When masters clash, every move is fatal, and the difference is only a hair's breadth. Moreover, now that he has suddenly lost most of his internal energy, his limbs are weak and he almost can't stand up.

You withdrew your hand and took a step back. Ouyang Feng's gaze shifted from coldness to fear as he looked at you, his lips trembling as he asked, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

Hong Qigong, Huang Yaoshi, and Duan Zhixing exchanged a glance and attacked simultaneously in perfect unison.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Finger Flicking Divine Skill, and the One-Finger Divine Skill—three peerless martial arts techniques—are all attacking you simultaneously.

You unleashed your full power with the Lingbo Weibu technique, your body weaving through the three of them like lightning, dodging every attack.

At the same time, the "All Laws Return to One" technique allows you to use the Six Meridian Divine Sword, the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, the Finger Flicking Divine Skill, and the One Yang Finger simultaneously. These five peerless martial arts are as easy to use as your own limbs, and you can operate them flawlessly.

The Five Masters were forced to retreat repeatedly, each of them taking several blows from your palm or sword energy, coughing up blood, and looking utterly disheveled.

You stop, withdraw your hand, clasp your hands in a gesture of respect, and say "thank you for your concession."

The Five Masters looked at you, their eyes filled with shock, resentment, and awe.

Zhou Botong, however, laughed heartily, not feeling ashamed at all.

You won the martial arts competition at Mount Hua, but you didn't ask for the title of the best in the world.

Those empty titles mean nothing to you. What you want is the Nine Yin Manual, the martial arts of the Five Greats, and anything that can make you stronger.

And you have already obtained all of these.

After the Mount Hua Sword Tournament, you didn't rush to leave.

You stand atop Mount Hua, watching the Five Masters descend the mountain one after another, pondering your next plan.

You've already obtained the Nine Yin Manual and learned most of the Five Greats' martial arts, but these things are just icing on the cake for you.

What you truly need is still a massive amount of internal energy.

Decades of experience in projection have taught me one thing: in the face of absolute power, all techniques are just for show.

No matter how powerful the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are, or how sharp the Six Meridian Divine Sword is, without sufficient internal strength to support it, it's just like tickling an itch.

Conversely, if one's internal energy is sufficiently profound, even the simplest move, Black Tiger Strikes the Heart, can produce a devastating effect.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art grants you the ability to absorb unlimited power; the Boundless Freedom grants you five times the effect and ninety percent reduction in energy consumption; the Unity of All Laws allows you to master all martial arts; and the Harmony of Heaven and Man allows you to borrow the power of heaven and earth...

These purple entries combined mean your efficiency in absorbing internal energy has reached a terrifying level. But even with such high efficiency, you still need a sufficient amount of "source" to absorb.

This world is never short of people. Where there are people, there is a world of intrigue, and where there is intrigue, there are villains.

As for the inner strength of those evil people, rather than letting you use it for evil deeds, you'd better put it to good use.