Chapter 1780: Chapter 1780: Short Halberds
Malloy also understood in his heart that the power that Zen had just released was too scary. The others who also saw Zen's power were also mystified. It had simply exceeded the limit of what a proving godly warrior should possess. To be able to shatter the White Jade Token with just a single throw, it was enough to prove his ability…
For someone who had reached such a level, there was no need to rank him. Zen was clearly at a different level compared to the other participants. Malloy could even make an exception and directly recruit Zen into the Heavenly Han House.
However, he needed an excuse to find out Zen's strength!
The Heavenly Han House was also under great pressure. For the past thousand years, the Holy Emperor of the Han Clan had only accepted one disciple. Furthermore, that disciple did not originate from the Heavenly Han House but was a direct descendant from the Floating Island of Han Clan. As such, they still hadn't produced anyone worthy to be a disciple of the Holy Emperor of the Han Clan.
In these thousand years, the Heavenly Han House had already nurtured quite a lot of elites and talents. However, after those talents advanced to become True Gods, their performances were very mediocre. Even the warriors who were recommended by the Heavenly Han House to go to the Floating Island hadn't done anything very impressive. It seemed that the potential of the recruits they had was not that great.
The Han Clan on the Floating Island had already spread the word that if the Heavenly Han House failed to recommend an eligible disciple for the Holy Emperor within the next thousand years, they would distribute the qualifications of recommending warriors to the thirty-six regions. At that time, all the proving godly houses in the thirty-six regions could recommend warriors to the Floating Island of Han Clan! The influence of the Heavenly Han House would greatly decrease!
The Holy Emperor of the Han Clan was the one who chose his disciples. The Heavenly Han House could only recommend warriors. However, It was difficult to find the right people.
Malloy wished that he could become a disciple of the Holy Emperor, but it was a pity that he didn't have the qualifications. With disappointment in his heart, he could only accept his fate…
The sub-branches of the Han Clan had relied on the main Han Clan on the Floating Island to flourish in the Six-Burden Divine City. The main Han Clan had granted the recommendation rights to the Heavenly Han House. As such, the proving godly warriors in the 36 regions had no choice but to gather in the Six-Burden Divine City to participate in the test. That contract had made the Heavenly Han House flourish.
Although the Six-Burden Region was the Han Clan's ancestral land, the main Han Clan had already moved to the Floating Island. Additionally, the people in the sub-branches of the Han Clan were only relatives of the main Han Clan. Some of them even had no relation to the Han Clan by blood. As such, it was quite generous for the main Han Clan to give such a privilege to them.
If the Han Clan on the Floating Island gave the right of recommendation to other proving godly houses, then the status of the sub-branches of Han Clan would be greatly weakened. Additionally, the other godly houses might also use that opportunity to gain more influence and power.
However, it was too difficult to find a disciple that could satisfy the requirements of the Holy Emperor. Such talent was rare even in the bigger clans. Ever since Malloy had taken up his post, he had not seen such a genius who was qualified...
At the thought that he had to shoulder the responsibility to secure the position of the sub-branches of Han Clan, Malloy's heart felt heavy. He didn't want the sub-branches of the Han Clan to fail.
With the cultivation of a proving godly warrior, Zen was able to shake a part of the space. A never-before-seen talent had finally arrived in the Heavenly Han House. Malloy's curiosity towards Zen grew more intense. As he saw Zen's skills, the fire of hope in Malloy's heart had ignited!
If there was really a sliver of a chance for Zen to be chosen by the Holy Emperor of the Han Clan, then Heavenly Han House's position would be saved. Thus, Malloy had mercilessly reprimanded Zane after he previously provoked Thad. Malloy had indeed placed his hopes in Zen.
When Zen heard the suggestion from Malloy, he immediately nodded his head in agreement.
Malloy then took out an object from his space ring. It was a pair of black short halberds. As he grabbed the halberds, Malloy approached Zen. He smiled and said to Zen, “This pair of short halberds are supreme primordial weapons without any rank. I know you're a sword cultivator, but the value of this pair of short halberds is also about a hundred divine might coins. Now, I give them to you and you can use one of them to throw again.”
When Malloy handed the pair of short halberds to Zen, the envy in Zane's eyes grew even stronger. A deep hatred towards Zen seethed in Zane's heart.
For the test of the Heavenly Han House, the five descendants of the Han Clan sub-branches had all participated. Due to their great potential, they all had a high opinion of each other's strengths. Originally, all five of them wanted to take over the top five rankings. Additionally, Malloy promised that he would give the pair of short halberds to whoever got the top spot! ℝ𝐚NꝊＢЁṦ
The weapon that Zane usually used was a short halberd. Although this particular pair of short halberds were not of high quality, they were still supreme primordial weapons. He didn't expect that his uncle would just give them to Zen like that. It was too unfair. Jealousy and disbelief crept into his heart.
The eyes of the five descendants of the Han Clan sub-branches were all focused on Zen. They had different thoughts in their minds. When Seth saw Zane's indignant expression, he lightly patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, “Uncle Malloy is also doing this for the consideration of our Han Clan sub-branches. This Thad really has such a terrifying strength and talent, so we shouldn't offend him. Don't say anything you shouldn't say. Uncle Malloy might want you to apologize…”
“Why should I apologize!” Zane roared angrily in a low voice. He didn't want Malloy to hear him.
“Why?” Seth smiled faintly. He then explained in a warm tone. “Don't you understand? It's both a fortune and misfortune to be born in Han Clan. Everything you have was given by Han Clan, and they have the right to take them away, unless…”
“Unless what?” Zane's expression darkened. He didn't want to believe Seth, but he had no choice but to admit that Seth's words were reasonable.
Seth continued to smile and said, “Unless you can display more powerful strength and better talent than Thad. If you could do that, you should be able to attract the attention of the main Han Clan. Isn't it very simple?”
“Dang it! Is it simple?” Zane cursed. Right now, he could only wish that Zen was a swindler and he had used some trick to intentionally shatter that White Jade Token. However, Zane also knew that it was just an empty wish on his part. Deep in his heart, he feared that Zen was truly more powerful than him.
Zane was not the only one who was jealous of Zen. All the proving godly warriors present saw that Zen had broken the White Jade Token. Not only was he not kicked out, but Zen was instead given a pair of supreme primordial weapons by the master of the Heavenly Han House. Envy was apparent in the eyes of the proving godly warriors present. They felt extremely aggrieved in their hearts …
Zen did not decline. Since he had already decided to join the Han Clan, he would not be too estranged from the Han Clan. He happily accepted the pair of short halberds. Before he threw one of them, he looked at Malloy and asked, “How do you know that I'm a sword cultivator?”
He didn't display his swordsmanship in front of Malloy. The Great Weighty Sword was also in its sheath and was kept in his space ring. There was no apparent evidence that he used a sword.
Malloy smiled faintly. “I can see that the part between your thumb and index of your right hand is sunken and your index finger is rough. It could only be seen on those who have cultivated the sword for many years.” As the master of the Heavenly Han House, Malloy himself was at the peak level of a mid-rank True God. As such, it was not difficult for him to observe those details. His keen observation impressed many of those who heard his remark.
Zen nodded his head slightly. When the pair of short halberds entered his hands, they gave off an ice-cold feeling akin to pig iron. The halberds weighed twice as much as the White Jade Token. But because they were heavier, it was easier to throw. So there was not much difference.
After that, Malloy waved his hand and smiled. “You can start.”
Zen grabbed onto one of the short halberds and took a few steps back. Once again, he raised his head high, and the nine stars in his inner world continued to spin. Power radiated from the nine stars, like an engine ready to start a powerful machine. The strength source from the surface of the stars began to flow along the pathways in his cinnabar field and entered his right hand. Still, he had only extracted thirty percent of the strength source.
After he took a deep breath, Zen threw the short halberd in his hand. With fantastic speed, the short halberd flew!
Whoosh!
There was no energy attached to that short halberd, only pure strength.
However, the short halberd shot up into the sky at an unprecedented speed. With great momentum, it tore through the air as it produced a high-pitched sound. Everyone's gaze was focused on the short halberd Because the speed of the halberd was too fast, it caused the air around it to constantly shrink. As such, a pale white trajectory was formed below it.
In the blink of an eye, the short halberd had risen to a height of five hundred feet!
“The speed is so fast!”
“I wonder if he'll break the record!”
“It seems that the master thinks very highly of this kid, so that's why he gave him the short halberds…”
The eyes of proving godly warriors present widened as they watched the short black halberd rise up in a straight line. A mix of amazement and jealousy was seen in their faces.
After it reached a height of five hundred feet, the black halberd, just like the other one hundred thousand White Jade Tokens, encountered that giant invisible net. As such, it began to quickly slow down.
However, the initial speed of the short halberd was simply too fast. Even though its speed had been greatly reduced, it still rose at a spectacular speed.
“I wonder if he can break Zane's…” A proving godly warrior had intended to say that he wanted to see if Zen could break Zane's record. However, before he could finish his words, the short halberd had already passed the 800 feet mark and flew straight towards the 900 feet mark…
“The highest record in the Heavenly Han House is only 820 feet. He's planning to break through the 900 feet mark!”
“It has already broken through the 900 feet mark, and I think it will soon break through 1000 feet.”
A disciple of the Han Clan chuckled as he heard this, “Breaking through the 1000 feet mark? How absurd! That would be impossible! The binding power in the sky above the Heavenly Han House was created according to the rules of the Thousand Commandments Slate. Generally, the highest point is only 990 feet! No matter how powerful Thad is, would he be able to break the rules of the Thousand Commandments Slate? Even a top-rank True God would find it hard to get rid of this binding force!”
What the warrior said was the truth. The sub-branches of the Han Clan controlled the Thousand Commandments Slate in this area, and the rules were all written by them. As such, the rules naturally favored Heavenly Han House. As for the other proving godly houses in the Six-Burden Divine City, they could not enjoy any special treatment.
But after the short halberd broke through the 900 feet mark, it still easily rose upwards. After a few moments, it reached a height of 990 feet!
Bam!
The black halberd seemed to have hit something hard before it stopped. Everyone's gaze was high up in the sky, focused on the motionless black halberd.