To the First Emperor of Qin: The state has decreed this!

Chapter 370 Welcoming all of you to practice the precious manual together!

The action seemed comical, but in the dim cave, combined with Lu Zhang's fanatical and confident gaze, it appeared extremely eerie.

Unaware of the danger, the shadowy figure grew wary and quickly retreated, watching him cautiously.

Seeing this, Lu Zhang was overjoyed.

I never imagined that this peerless martial arts skill was truly amazing!

He had witnessed Shadow's martial arts prowess firsthand. Normally, he couldn't even withstand three of Shadow's moves, but now, after practicing for less than a day, he was able to force Shadow to retreat with just one move: "Chest Expansion Exercise"!

Retreating to the edge of the cave entrance, Shadow quickly calculated in his mind.

She was exhausted after a day of chasing after Lu Zhang.

If we were to act rashly now, we would certainly not gain the upper hand against this strange divine skill.

It would be extremely unwise to engage in combat right now. The best approach is to outsmart them and obtain the manual first.

After thinking for a moment, Shadow sheathed his dagger and said, "We are comrades-in-arms, so why don't we share this secret manual and comprehend it together?"

"dream!"

Lu Zhang resolutely refused, sneering, "I risked my life to obtain this secret manual!"

Shadow wasn't angry. Instead, he coldly threatened, "You think you can escape? The whole martial world is looking for you. If I go out and tell others your location, attracting all sorts of experts, you'll surely die today."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhang's elation instantly cooled, replaced by a surge of fear.

Although he had practiced the divine skill, he had only practiced it for a day, and there were still several moves he had not yet mastered. If he were besieged by the entire city, he would surely die.

After much deliberation, Lu Zhang gritted his teeth and immediately decided to compromise: "Fine! We don't need to fight to the death. Let's look at this secret manual together!"

After saying that, he reached into his pocket, took out the scroll of "Sunflower Manual," and slowly handed it over.

Unexpectedly, just as he handed the manual to Shadow, a glint flashed in Shadow's eyes, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed the manual. Then, he leaped backward and rushed out of the cave in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you for granting my request, this divine skill is mine now!" A smug laugh echoed from the shadows in the mountains.

Lu Zhang stood there stunned, and by the time he realized what was happening, the person had already disappeared.

"You bastard! You despicable villain!"

Lu Zhang rushed to the cave entrance, cursing angrily, "I haven't even done the last few 'full-body exercises' and 'cool-down exercises' yet!"

After cursing, he touched the wound in his groin that was still throbbing, and a look of extreme resentment rose in his eyes.

"Since you're so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless! You want to take it all for yourself? I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

……

After stealing the manual, Shadow fled and hid in a dilapidated temple outside Xianyang City.

Unable to contain his elation, he trembled as he opened the "Sunflower Manual".

"To practice this skill, one must first castrate oneself!"

As he stared at the eight blood-red characters, Shadow's eyes grew increasingly crazed: "As long as I can kill Zhang Fan and dominate the martial world, what do a few inches of troublesome roots matter!"

Besides!

If Lu Zhang dared to cut it, why shouldn't I?

Without hesitation, he drew his dagger, gritted his teeth...

"what!"

A scream shattered the night sky.

Sweating profusely, Shadow tore off a piece of cloth and hastily bandaged the wound.

He endured the excruciating pain and, by the faint moonlight, began to practice martial arts according to the manual.

But as he flipped through the pages, he felt something was off.

"This 'stretching exercise'... why raise both arms? Wouldn't a direct thrust be faster? Why do it this way?"

Shadow was filled with doubt.

Is it because I lack understanding?

He dared not stop and continued to practice despite his own efforts.

But this martial art was truly bizarre. As the wound was constantly aggravated, Shadow's face grew paler and paler, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead.

Until his hands trembled as he turned to the last page of the manual.

At the bottom of that page, eight characters were clearly written:

[You can practice without cutting yourself!]

Shadow's mind went blank as he stared intently at the eight characters, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

"puff!"

Overcome with rage, Shadow coughed up a mouthful of blood. He fell heavily to the ground, clutching his blood-soaked legs, and roared in fury.

Just then, he suddenly stood up and looked at the firelight that was gradually approaching outside the dilapidated temple.

Oh no! How did anyone know about this place?

"Lu Zhang!!"

It was obvious to Shadow that Lu Zhang had revealed his location.

"That idiot!"

Shadow gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath, "They didn't even confirm the authenticity of the peerless martial arts before cutting it off! It made me believe it was real too!"

But... as he listened to the approaching footsteps outside, the anger in Shadow's eyes gradually turned into extreme hatred.

This pain cannot be borne by me alone!

He stared intently at the Sunflower Manual on the ground, and without hesitation, reached out and tore off the last page containing the sentence "No need to cut yourself, you can still practice the skill," crumpled it up, and threw it into the pile of weeds beside him.

Having done all this, Shadow picked up the manual and forced himself to walk up the steps of the dilapidated temple.

Seeing the countless martial arts practitioners surrounding him with torches, he raised the book in his hand and shouted, "The peerless martial arts manual is right here! Come and take it!"

At his shout, countless people, carrying torches, rushed madly toward the ruined temple.

Come on!

Shadow gave a bitter laugh, drew his short sword, and charged into the crowd.

Amidst the flashing swords and the clash of blades, blood and screams instantly spread outside the dilapidated temple.

……

The next day.

Inside the Gewu Institute.

Zhang Fan sat in the courtyard, listening to the news from Mi Yueyao, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The plan went much more smoothly than I expected.

The battle at the dilapidated temple last night was extremely fierce. Although it is unknown which martial arts hero stole the original copy of the "Sunflower Manual," a copy has already begun to circulate throughout the land.

With the help of storytellers, it won't be long before everyone in the martial arts world has a copy of the "Sunflower Manual".

Zhang Fan picked up his teacup and took a sip. As long as he controlled public opinion and kept building momentum, there would always be those who yearned to be the best in the world who would believe him and then harden their hearts to train.

At that time, it was a matter of training one person and then ruining the next!

Sitting opposite Zhang Fan, Mi Yueyao smiled and looked at him. The troubles from the martial arts world that had plagued the Gewu Academy for so long were resolved so easily by Young Master Zhang.

She lowered her head, looked at her slightly protruding belly, and gently touched it, feeling a sense of wonder.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

A disciple of the Mohist school rushed in, his face smeared with soot, and gasped, "Master, something terrible has happened! The steam furnace has exploded!"

Everyone was immediately shocked. Although they didn't know what a steam furnace was, they knew that it was quite powerful, just from the various dangerous inventions of the Mo family.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, put down his teacup, and stood up abruptly.

He didn't have time to ask any more questions and hurriedly followed the Mo family disciple out of the courtyard.