Chapter 221: Beichen Peak’s Mu Heng (1/2)
Chapter 221: Beichen Peak’s Mu Heng
When the news spread, the drill grounds broke out into chaos. Everyone already knew that this black rock was not ordinary. It was multiple times harder than ordinary rocks, it was not a simple task at all.
Everyone was already feeling nervous and they found it incredulous when they heard that Martial Techniques were not allowed. It was not only the inner disciples that felt it was incredulous, even the two deputy examiners beside the chief examiner had expressions of shock on their face.
They were very clear about the origins of the black rock. Even if they wanted to split the rock in half, they would have to use a quarter of their strength.
The chief examiner had an unsightly expression as he said in a deep voice, “Silence! We will continue the examination. If you keep making noises, I will use my own methods to ensure silence.”
Although there were still people who were dissatisfied, no one dared to voice their dissent under the might of the chief examiner. The examinee with the number 2 walked out with a grave expression.
This person was slightly smarter. After he walked around the black rock, he asked the chief examiner, “Can I touch this rock?”
The chief examiner nodded. “You can, but you cannot use your Essence to cheat. Furthermore, you can’t take too long.”
This person quickly touched the surface of the rock, he was clearly very cautious. After a while, he withdrew his hand and slowly drew his saber.
“Dang!”
He made his move decisively in one breath with no hesitation at all. With a ‘shua’ sound, the blade broke apart the top of the rock and sliced downward with a ‘zi zi’ sound.
This person revealed an expression of joy as he increased the amount of force. “Ka ka!” Just as the blade was only a quarter away from reaching the bottom, it got stuck.
No matter how much force this person used, the blade refused to keep going down. It was now thoroughly stuck.
“Bang!”
The chief examiner sent out a palm strike through the air again. There was a sonic boom and the human-sized rock shattered into fragments.
When the person’s saber loosened, he did not expect it and he tumbled back for a few steps before he stabilized himself.
“Number 2… fail! Number 3, carry on!” The chief examiner spoke unhurriedly despite that person’s dissatisfied expression.
He was indeed quite unfortunate. He was just a little off from splitting the black rock in half. Even so, a little off still too short; he did not succeed in the end.
Xiao Chen looked at the number 2 examinee leaving dejectedly. His expression turned serious as well. Why is this exam so strict? That person was a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
If one was unable to use Martial Techniques, then most of the people here were likely to obtain similar results. They would be eliminated in the first stage.
Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the high platform. There was an old man that sat in the middle. He seemed senile but his aura was surging. From such a distance, he could feel the strong and drawn-out aura of life.
This person was the First Elder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Elders’ a.s.sembly—Jiang Chi. He was the person with the highest position in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The dart from earlier was thrown out by him. Xiao Chen’s gaze was filled with doubts. What is this old man thinking?
The first stage is already so difficult, is he trying to eliminate everyone?
“What is the first elder thinking? Why did he increase the difficulty by so much?” The Wanren Peak’s Peak Master felt suspicious as he spoke on the other side of the high platform.
“At this rate, whether we can even select ten core disciples will be a problem.”
“What exactly happened? Senior Brother Leng, your relations.h.i.+p with the First Elder is the best. Do you have any inside news?”
This core disciple exam was indeed rather strange. Even the Peak Masters did not know beforehand that such a change would occur.
Leng Tianzheng frowned at the First Elder Jiang Chi on the high platform and gave him a glance. He muttered to himself in a low voice, “Could it be because of that? Seems like I have to make some advance preparations after the exam ends.”
When the Jade Maiden Peak’s Peak Master, Chu Xiangyun, saw Leng Tianzheng muttering to himself, she said, “Senior Brother Leng, do you really have some inside news? Do share it with us.”
Leng Tianzheng smiled embarra.s.sedly and shook his head. “Don’t overthink this. What kind of inside information could I possibly have? Just keep watching.”
Everyone clearly did not believe him but since Leng Tianzheng was not willing to speak, they could not force the issue. Everyone here had the same status, they could definitely not force each other to do anything.
Liu Ruyue’s pretty face was also filled with suspicions, she was not sure what had happened. She looked into the distance and watched Xiao Chen, who was on the drill grounds. She muttered to herself, “Hopefully nothing will happen.”
The scorching sun was high in the sky. Occasionally, there would be hammering sounds coming from the drill grounds. The first stage had been going on for a period of time already. However, the number of people who had pa.s.sed so far were just ten.
Furthermore, these ten people were all peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. Their foundations were very solid and they were able to cleave the black rock in half with one breath.
“Number 100, Tianyu Peak, Zhang Lie!” the chief examiner read out in a loud voice.
“It’s Zhang Lie, Zhang Lie is going to come out. I have heard of his name for quite a while now. He has been progressing very fast in Tianyue Peak.”
“I heard he is the son of the Clan Head of the Zhang Clan. That clan is Yunyang City’s top clan. He has a good background and high talent. All he has to do is to put in effort and he would definitely become strong.”