Chapter 536: First From the Bottom? [3in1] (1/2)
Chapter 536: First From the Bottom? [3in1]
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millainst a deh the other party's Soul Depth was beneath his, it was equaled out by his low cultivation Thus, he had no choice but to retaliate with all of his y to pay attention to his surroundings
As such, Zhang Xuan couldn't have expected that the ghastly pale face belonged to Elder Wu He thought that so the Heaven's Path Spear Art with all his ht and fleard the other party
On the opposite side, Elder Wu had just heaved a sigh of relief, and before he could react, he saw a spear whipping straight toward hie As such, he was struck in the chest and was sent flying out
Padah!
He was s a ”大” character on it
”What the heck?!”
No one could have expected that there would be such a twist at the end of the test Their eyes popped out frorew so scarlet that it seeh blood would seep out of it if one were to pinch it
That was Elder Wu, the only dedom City, a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan pinnacle expert idely feared by others Yet, he was struck by a spear and crashed into a wall
Did it need to be so exaggerated?
”Elder Wu, why did you suddenly run up tothe shocked gasps fronized the other party With a reddened face, he spoke sheepishly
Wasn't this a test of Soul Depth? Why did you suddenly run up to ood
”Cough cough!”
Coughing up two large mouthfuls of blood, Elder Wu finally recovered froled down from the wall
What the heck was this?
The pavilion master told him that he just had to serve as the exaht that it would be easy, so he ireed to it Who knew that this would almost cause his death?
The other party's strikes on the formation plate were aimed at the weaknesses of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis If he didn't retaliate, his soul would surely be severely daed Left with no other option, he could only slowly advance to heighten the ht of his offense
In the end, the demonic tune that even the pavilion master feared seem to be completely ineffective on the other party The other party didn't even see intensity of the tune!
The freaking hell!
To be able to be impervious to a de bring here?
The great frustration he was suffering fro hiet it, I don't blame you”
Even so, he knew that a clash between music could easily spiral out of control The other party didn't intend this either Thus, after recuperating for a short moment, Elder Wu waved his hands nonchalantly
Even though he felt indignant, as an elder, he couldn't possibly pick a bone with a 2-star master teacher!
Besides Given hoas reduced to such a state even when he wasn't picking a bone, if he were to really try to exact vengeance It would be hard to tell whether he could return alive!
Since that was the case He ht as well drop the matter
”Check the for the forilatingthe for the strokes on it and announced, ”A total of 431 strokes Every single stroke is of equal depth and width!”
”431 strokes? Isn't that result the sazi?”
”That seeed to leave behind so ht that he was just rando the spear on the fored to inscribe so many strokes That's impressive!”
”Since the both of them have the same number of strokes ill be the second place? Or will it be shared between the two of the the results, the crowd flew into an uproar
They'd thought that given how Zhang Xuan see on the formation plate without any clear order, the strokes on the formation plate would surely be chaotic and le stroke behind at all Yet, never could they have expected that the latter would share the sazi!”
Since the both of the be decided?
Were they going to be placed second together?
”He also carved 431 strokes?” Not expecting Zhang Xuan to achieve such results, Ruohuan gongzi's co knife in hand, he toiled through so much hardshi+p before he could inscribe so many strokes On the other hand, the other party was equipped with a spear and his move on the plate to retaliate against Elder Wu Yet, the other party still achieved a result equivalent to his? Was this for real?
”Looks like we've been underesti him That fellow isn't as sizi's eyebrows shot up
When he heard that the other party was only a 2-star , he didn't even view the other party as an opponent But froravest mistake he could make
To use a spear to inscribe on a formation plate froined this to be possible
In fact, even with seeing it with his own eyes, he still found it incredulous
”However Do you think that achieving a draith zi's lips curled up to fored to inscribe the same number of strokes as him? He still had a trump card in hand! A countryside bumpkin like the other party could never hope toMosheng was also awed
Despite using a carving knife, he only carved one more stroke than the other party As expected of someone heavily recoht that he was the dark horse for this selection round, but compared to the other party, he felt like he could only be considered as a dark donkey
Amidst the crowd's discussion, six formation plates were placed side by side on a table Each of the their prior work and accomplishment
”Pavilion master, please evaluate the for master teacher clasped his fist and bowed to Pavilion Master Kang
”Un!” Nodding his head, Pavilion Master Kang, Elder Su, and a few other elders stepped forward and browsed through the formation plates
”The calculation before is accurate Allow me to announce the results for the first round then”
Scanning through the crowd, Pavilion Master Kang said, ”Feng Mosheng, with 432 strokes, is in first place Jun Ruohuan and Zhang Xuan, with 431 strokes each, are tied in second place Fu Xiaochen, with 427 strokes, is in fourth place Luo Xi, with 411 strokes, is in fifth place Du Hu, with 407 strokes, is in sixth place!”
”I didn't expect Feng shi+ to really be in first place!”
”That Zhang shi+ is forht that he could achieve a tie with Ruohuan gongzi!”
”Indeed I thought that his reputation supersedes his capability, but to think that it would be the opposite instead!”
Innuht that Ruohuan gongzi and Fu Xiaochen would be standing at the top of the candidates No one expected that two dark horses - Feng Mosheng and Zhang Xuan - would appear all of the sudden
”Alright, the first round is over Let's proceed on to the second round”
After declaring the results, Pavilion Master Kang was just about to proceed into the next round when a voice interrupted him
”Pavilion master, I think that there's a problee, only to see Ruohuan gongzi stepped forith a faint s turned to look at him
”For the first round, Elder Wu said that we'll be judged on the progress in our inscription and the exquisiteness of our strokes!” Ruohuan gongzi said ”May I double check if that's true?”
”I did say those words!” Elder Wu nodded his head
After resting for a nificantly Just that, his face was still pale, and his spirit seemed to be a little withered
”That's exactly what I mean You all have checked the nuot to check the exquisiteness of it!” Ruohuan gongzi chuckled lightly
”Exquisiteness of the strokes?”
Everyone was taken aback Even Pavilion Master Kang couldn't help but frown
How in the world do we check that?
Are we supposed to judge by how thin the candidates' strokes are? But that's a proble to do with it!
”Simple, I've carved more than just marks on the for up to the for knife and added several dozen more strokes
These strokes were very si so these lines together, thevery different
Weng!
A crisp chirp sounded, and a giant peony suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes Shrouded in spiritual energy, it slowly bloo!”
”Under that kind of condition, Ruohuan gongzi actuallyon the formation plate!”
”That explains why he's so confident despite the nu shi+!”
”A fifth level painting That's a work that only a 3-star painter could produce! I've long heard that one of Ruohuan gongzi's supporting occupation is a painter From the looks of it, that's indeed the case!”
”Incredible”
Everyone was astonished Even Pavilion Master Kang didn't expect this turn of events
To be able to grant the flower spirit and create a fifth level painting when one's mind was under the assault of the Dezi'slevel!
It was no wonder why he was so confident!
Carving strokes on the for under that condition that was true capability
Under normal circumstances, it would already be difficult to create a fifth level painting in three minutes Not to mention, the other party had done it under the influence of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis His talent, capability, and ood!”
Pavilion Master Kang's eyes lit up as he nodded his head in satisfaction
As painter wasn't one of his supporting occupations, he failed to see through the trick hidden in the formation plate Even so, he understood the difficulty in creating a fifth level painting under that condition
Ruohuan gongzi was his direct disciple Seeing the other party's outstanding performance had filled him with pride and relief
”The reason why I have less strokes isn't because I was unable to inscribe any, I couldn't leave behind any more strokes than that I hope that pavilion zi spoke confidently
”Un!” Pavilion Master Kang nodded his head His gaze swept across the elders ”What do you all think?”
”Even though he has carved a single stroke less he has zi's accoreater here!”
”To be able to create a fifth level painting under the influence of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis, his mental fortitude is indeed izi should be in first place!”
Soon, most elders concurred that Jun Ruohuan should be in the first place
No one questioned the decision, and even Feng Mosheng expressed his approval of the decision
Even though he had carved more strokes, it was clear that the other party's as le stroke the other party made had a purpose, whereas in comparison, his strokes werethe test
Seeing that no one had any objections, Pavilion Master Kang announced, ”Good Since no one has any objection, I'll announce the revised results Ruohuan is in first place, Feng Mosheng in second, Zhang shi+ third, Fu Xiaochen fourth, Luo Xi fifth, and Du Hu sixth!”
”Ruohuan gongzi is indeed impressive As expected of the most popular contender for the chaet the first place in the first round easily However, we'll have to wait to see whether he can maintain his lead!”
Everyone nodded their heads in agree that he had received the first place, Ruohuan gongzi chuckled delightfully Turning to Zhang Xuan, his eyebrow shot up and he said, ”Zhang shi+, it seems like we aren't tied in the second place anye ruckus just now, but so what? In the end, you still lost tothe other party to gloat even after getting the first place, Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly He turned his gaze to Pavilion Master Kang and said, ”That as long as one's strokes are ht?”
”Yes!” Pavilion Master Kang was taken aback for a ood!”
Follohich, Zhang Xuan turned to his formation plate on the table, and with a darkened expression, he bellowed, ”What are you sleeping around for? Hurry up and get to work!”
Weng!
A crisp sound of Spirit Euphoria sounded in the air, and the formation plate which he had just inscribed whirred into action Spiritual energy was frenziedly drawn fro a massive vortex
”Spirit euphoria This is a sentient grade-4 Spirit Gathering Formation Plate?”
Elder Wu narrowed his eyes
As a 4-star for of formations As such, he kne difficult it was to carve a forth, carving a grade-4 Spirit Gathering Formation would require at least a week
Yet, the other party, just by stabbing for three ed to inscribe one successfully And whatwas that it was a Sentient For!
On top of that, it is corade-3 blank forrade-3 forrade-4 formation How deep could his comprehension of formation have reached?
At the very least, Elder Wu knew that he was no match for the other party
What was evenoff with hi out of his rade-4 Sentient Formation Plate
Elder Wu felt so stifled that he could explode at anyof a forle stroke had to be carefully planned, and not a single mistake would be tolerated To do so with a spear”
”In co at all!”
”Indeed, there's a huge disparity between the two”
Seeing the gathering of spiritual energy, everyone in the roohost
”You”
On the other hand, Ruohuan gongzi treo insane
He thought that he was already for Yet, never in his drearade-4 forrade-4 formation was already extremely difficult to inscribe even without the De fellow did it while leaving Elder Wu spurting blood
That was too unbelievable!
More importantly the forh both his painting and the fornificance of the feats was like heaven and earth
Ruohuan gongzi thought that he would surely be ranked first this time He didn't expect to be overthrown in the blink of an eye, and even stomped several times upon
Tears threatened to stream down his face
If only he knew earlier, he wouldn't have acted so sly and say that he couldn't be tied with the other party in the second place In the end he was the one who ended up being in the second place instead
This face slap!
Just as he was feeling stifled, the other party's voice sounded, ”Can h cough, it does!”
Pavilion Master Kang's face reddened
It was e how the other party had inscribed a formation and he didn't even notice it
More ile round, what kind of monsters were involved in this selection round?
”In the first test, Zhang shi+, being in first place, shall be awarded 6 points Ruohuan, in second place, will be awarded 5 points, so on and so forth”
Knowing that it would only becoer, he hurriedly announced the results Seeing that there was no one objecting to theo on to the second test- the test of cultivation!
”In order to become a master teacher, one's cultivation realth is mostly derived by their ability to discern and exploit the flaws of their enelected