The magnificent Dragon City occupied more than 70% of the entire settlement.
At the center of the Temple of Providence, which could accommodate almost ten thousand people at once, stood a dozen core members and heroes.
At the center of the Temple of Providence was a nine-level altar that was several meters tall. A white pendant stone and a black Soul of Civilization were placed a certain distance away from each other.
"Roar!"
A five-clawed yellow Dragon of Providence that was 15 meters long appeared in the sky.
It blinked its eyes and shot out two streaks of golden light at the Water Stopping Stone dropped by the North King and the Extraordinary Rank-9 Quasi-Boss Stone of Civilization that was rewarded for completing the A Hundred Vying Barges quest.
Hum!
The Special Grade Water Stopping Stone was activated.
Immediately, the area above the altar turned into a test battlefield.
As far as the eye could see, it was a boundless and calm water surface. In the center of the water surface, there was a petite woman whose body was almost exposed except for some important parts. On her neck was a Water Stopping Stone that hung down to her chest.
It was the North King, the only female of the four Yuan women!
A pair of bare feet stood on the surface of the water, because the seawater beneath her feet was frozen by the glowing "Water Stopping Stone" on her neck.
"City Master, are you sure that we're going to summon a Feng Shui hero with this Water Stopping Stone?
"This Yuan queen is very good at martial arts, and her Bone Melting Soft Palm is very cunning … Also, in this battlefield, I don't think a Feng Shui hero can pass the test, can he?"
Qin Youyu asked in a puzzled tone when he saw that the entire place was a "test battlefield".
That's right. Dragon City was going to summon a Feng Shui grandmaster for this ritual.
The reason why he was so sure about what kind of hero he wanted to summon was that after a settlement advanced to the Transcendent level, the sacrifice of the hero would be affected too. That was, when a settlement used an offering, it would be able to express the settlement's needs to the hero who met the conditions for summoning.
For example, when they used the Thunder Halberd ritual, they wanted to summon a famous general who was good at halberd techniques, and when they used the Water Stopping Stone, they wanted to summon a famous minister who was good at controlling floods.
Of course, this requirement could only be relatively vague, and there was no way to specify it to a specific person.
For example, Dragon City wanted to summon the big-breasted female empress from One Piece or Zhao Linger from The Legend of the Sword and Fairy with a Water Stopping Stone.
This was impossible.
Moreover, since it was a "demand" and not a mandatory "request".
Strictly speaking, heroes could ignore this rule. As long as their level and rating corresponded to the offering, they could still choose to arrive even if they didn't have the "requirement" ability.
That was to say, even if a certain Heavenly Leading Star and a dog were not allowed to descend during the ritual, the former Liangshan Leading Star could still forcibly descend.
Of course, under normal circumstances, such a thing would not happen.
After all, since they were heroes, they all had their own pride.
There were so many human settlements, so there was no need to forcefully descend into one and be criticized by others!
Of course, when a settlement raised a demand, they had to consider the conditions of the offerings themselves, in case there was a demand that was obviously inappropriate.
For example, if the Thunder Halberd was used as a sacrifice, but the descendant was a civil official.
It was possible that nobody would respond, and the power of providence that had been used to activate the offerings and the Soul of Civilization would be wasted.
It was because the South King of Yuan was definitely the strongest of the four kings. He was even as strong as the Yuan emperor, and the power of lightning was the most dominating power!
Although the civil official could master the Extraordinary power of the same level, he couldn't compare to the South King in terms of battle experience.
Now that a settlement was completely self-sufficient with the power of providence, the failure of a high-level ritual would have a greater impact on the development of the settlement than in the past!
"So, why would a Water Stopping Stone be used to summon a Feng Shui hero?"
That was also why Qin Yueyu was confused.
Feng Shui. Feng Shui.
Since it was named after Feng Shui …
At its core, it focused on "wind" and "water"!
The offering was the Water Stopping Stone that could freeze water, and the only thing left was "wind". If the summoned hero lost an arm, how could he pass the test?
"There are two reasons."
Guo Wei had already answered Qin Yueyu's question on his behalf.
"Firstly, since the Land of Inheritance has given the settlement the ability to increase its demand, it means that the settlement and the hero are allowed to choose from each other.
"Dragon City is the first settlement on Earth to advance. Now that we're fully fledged, we have higher requirements for heroes than other settlements."
"Secondly, the Soul of Civilization to be sacrificed this time has reached Extraordinary Rank-9, and we have the support of the Transcendent power of providence of the settlement. It will be much easier for a hero to arrive than it was for Zhao Yun, Li Yuanba, and Zhou Yu.
"Increasing the difficulty with this Water Stopping Stone can be regarded as our settlement's own test for the summoned hero. The summoned hero should have as much potential and capability as the previous three …"
Guo Wei's high-tech glasses glowed.
As for whether or not there would be a situation where no one would respond, he wasn't too worried.
Because the Water Stopping Stone was a Rare offering, it meant that it could summon all the Transcendent figures in the entire Chidragon civilization. Some of them would be interested in Dragon City!
Hum!
It was exactly as Guo Wei said.
Although the Water Stopping Stone obviously conflicted with the Feng Shui Hero, Feng Shui was different.
However, after the "test battlefield" appeared, it only paused for eight or nine seconds, and the Soul of Civilization on the other side began to glow!
[The Book of Changes says that Xun is the wind. The Xun hexagram says that the Xun represents life. It also says that the one who scratches all things should not be as swift as the wind, for the wind will disperse them.]
At the same time, chanting came from the top of the altar.
However, it wasn't a regular poetic announcement this time. It was more like a discourse.
["The wind is the command of heaven and earth. It is the cause of Yin and Yang. It calls for reprieve and rebukes the gods."]
Along with the chanting …
Although there weren't any obvious changes in the "assessment battlefield", which was completely made up of water, everyone could feel that there was an invisible force brewing!
["When the wind blows a leaf for five kilometers, a branch for two hundred kilometers, a leaf for three hundred kilometers, a small branch for four hundred kilometers, and a big branch for five hundred kilometers."]
The chanting went on, and the Extraordinary Rank-9 Quasi-Commander Soul of Civilization quickly took on a human form in the bright light.
However, this sentence didn't seem to fit the situation.
That was because the entire conversation was about "leaves" and "branches", but in this battlefield, there was only "water".
But on second thought, these words were obviously reflecting the strength of the wind through the changes of the trees, and obviously, it wasn't just the trees that could reflect the wind.
Water could do it too!
"Hualala!"
When she said "Move the Leaves", ripples appeared in the ten-kilometer area around the North King, who was stepping on the surface of the water.
As he recited, the ripples gradually turned into waves, and the area it covered gradually increased from ten li to a hundred li. By the time he recited the last line of 'breaking the branches', the entire area of five hundred li above the surface of the water was filled with waves!
["When trees are broken, sand and stones fly for a thousand kilometers. When trees are uprooted, their roots reach five thousand kilometers."]
Another sentence caused the strength of the wind to become extremely shocking, causing huge waves that were nearly ten feet high to rise on the surface of the water!
["When the wind blows for one day and one night, it blows for ten thousand kilometers. When the wind blows for two days and two nights, it blows for half the world. When the wind blows for three days and three nights, it blows for all."]
Along with the last sentence …
The Soul of Civilization finally took on the shape of a human. It was a hero wearing the clothes of a civil official from the Tang Dynasty, holding a bunch of ancient books in his hands, and wearing some Daoist ornaments.
The transparent water created by the Water Stopping Stone was now filled with a blue gust of wind. Terrifying waves rose within the sight of all the people in Dragon City who were watching the sacrificial ritual!
The few new players who received special invitations and had the chance to watch the show turned pale, and their legs felt like jelly.
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