Everyone had a different look in their eyes. A robe was nothing to them, but Zhao Huan had brought up her elder brother in the Imperial City in order to steal Zhou Yang's limelight.
However, no one dared to say it out loud. After all, Zhao Huan's elder brother was a Five-Star Dragon-General, a powerful expert in the Imperial City.
"The champion's reward? I wonder who the champion is. Why are they giving it away just like that?"
Suddenly, a discordant voice rang out from the crowd. Everyone turned to look and saw that the person who spoke was a fatty. However, this fatty gave off an indescribable feeling of refinement.
Guo Dazhuang!
Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile. After a month of military training, Guo Dazhuang was more heroic and less lazy than before. Evidently, he had learned a lot.
"General Guo, how did you teach your son?" Ye Xin asked unhappily.
Guo Zhanxiong was speechless. He scolded his son for not knowing the gravity of the situation.
"Did my brother say something wrong? Since it's the champion's reward, we should decide who the champion is. " Zhou Yang didn't care about who the robe belonged to, but this was related to his brother. If he didn't speak up, Guo Dazhuang would inevitably be punished.
"You overestimate yourself. You think you can win just because you broke the drum? Maybe the drum was already broken by me and Cousin Zhining. You just got lucky," Zhou Zitao said.
Zhou Yang glanced at Zhou Zitao and didn't say anything. He looked at Zhou Zhantian and said, "Father, let's start the second round."
"Patriarch, since Second Madam said it's the champion's reward, I will wait until I become the champion before receiving my reward. Patriarch, please start the second round." Ye Zhining's eyes were still calm. She knew that no matter how outstanding Zhou Yang's performance was, Astral Souls determined everything. Today, she was destined to be the final victor.
Second Madam nodded and put away the robe. "Zhining is right. Zhou Yang and Zhining will be tied for first place in the first round. The champion's position will be decided after the third round. At that time, I hope that husband will personally give the robe to Zhining."
Zhou Zhantian nodded and looked at Guo Zhanxiong. "Let's enter the second round."
"Second round, ascend the flag platform," Guo Zhanxiong shouted.
Just as Guo Zhanxiong finished speaking, 36 soldiers wielded their swords and walked towards the flag platform.
The flagpole was three zhang tall and six zhang wide. It had a total of thirty-six stone steps, and a black war flag was stuck in the middle of the platform.
There were still bloodstains on the war flag, and it fluttered in the wind. Even though Zhou Yang was looking at it from afar, he felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart.
The war flag was the most sacred in the army, and this war flag had followed Zhou Zhan Tian for half of his life. Any soldier who had achieved meritorious service had the right to have their blood imprinted on the war flag.
It was precisely because the war flag was condensed with the blood of countless soldiers on the battlefield that it possessed such great might.
Not long after, the thirty-six soldiers split into two pairs and stood on the eighteen stone steps below the flag platform, leaving a path in the middle for the ascension.
"General Zhou's subordinates are indeed valiant generals. Although these warriors are only at the Ninth Rank of the Saturn Realm, they are several times stronger than ordinary people. Their murderous aura is even more shocking." Tang Zhenghe nodded and praised.
"There is a war flag above, and there are military warriors on the left and right. If you want to climb the flag platform under such an imposing manner, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to move an inch." Even Xu Cangshan, who had been mocking and ridiculing, could not help but sigh.
Xu Cangshan was right. The second round of the Zhou Family's disciple assessment was a test of willpower.
"I remember that Shaoyu performed the best in the second round of last year's assessment. Now it seems that he is indeed good. Shaoyu is now one of the top ten young masters of Jiangnan County." Second Madam Zhao Huan smiled. Now that the most outstanding eldest and second son of the Zhou Family were of her blood, how could she not be proud?
Everyone nodded. Xu Cangshan said, "I remember that Second Young Master Zhou climbed to the ninth stone step. I wonder if Zhining can reach this height today."
"My cousin's talent is amazing. Naturally, she can," Zhou Shaoyu said very modestly.
The big shots all smiled. Although they did not deny it, everyone knew that the second round was a test of willpower and had nothing to do with talent at all.
For a warrior, both talent and willpower were indispensable. If one only had talent but no willpower, they would still be mediocre for the rest of their lives.
"For the first round, those who sound more than six drums can go up the stage."
Guo Zhanxiong saw that it was about time and shouted loudly.
Six drums meant that there were five people in the Sixth Tier of the Saturn Star Realm, including Zhou Yang.
Other than Zhou Yang, Ye Zhining, and Zhou Zitao, the other two were young disciples of the Ye Family. One was Ye Wen, a Sixth Tier Saturn Star Realm, and the other was Ye Wu, a Seventh Tier Saturn Star Realm.
The five of them arrived at the bottom of the platform at the same time. Zhou Yang was the first to look up. He felt that both sides were full of murderous intent, and the flags were emitting an invisible pressure.
"Pfft …"
Suddenly, a person next to Zhou Zitao spat out a mouthful of blood and mixed it on the ground.
"Useless!" Zhou Zitao scolded angrily. The person who fainted was Ye Wen, who had the lowest cultivation.
"Ye Wen, eliminated!"
One person was eliminated even before he went up the stage.
After a while, Ye Zhining was the first to step on the stone step. In the blink of an eye, she reached the seventh step. The big shots kept nodding and praising her.
Following closely behind him was Zhou Zitao.
Zhou Zitao obviously wanted to show off. The scholar Ye Zhining quickly went up the stage, but when she reached the sixth step, her face turned pale. She had no choice but to sit down and rest.
Zhou Yang took a deep breath and went up the stone step almost at the same time as Ye Wu.
"Hum …"
As soon as he stepped on the stone step, he felt a sharp gust of wind coming at him. The wind even carried the sound of weapons.
"Very strong indeed."
Zhou Yang was shocked. After he steadied his steps, he stopped.
"Hmph, Zhou Yang, you are the last in this round," Ye Wu, who was beside him, snickered when he saw Zhou Yang stop. After saying that, he stepped on the second step.
Time passed slowly. Ye Zhining had already reached the eighth stone step and was currently adjusting her breathing. Zhou Zitao was second on the seventh stone step, Ye Wu was third on the fourth stone step, and Zhou Yang was the last to step on the third stone step.
"It seems that Zhining will reach the ninth step without a doubt," Ye Xin said with a smile.
On the other side, Elder Du also nodded. "Extraordinary talent and strong willpower. I did not choose the wrong person. In the future, she will be my most outstanding disciple."
"Elder Du has a good eye for talent. Miss Ye has the Frost Sword Soul, outstanding talent, and such a strong willpower. With Elder Du's guidance, I am afraid that her future achievements will not be any less than the eldest son of the Zhou Clan," Vice Dean Li Changhe said with a smile.
"Of course, but there are some things that I, as a teacher, would like to say to General Zhou." Elder Du's tone changed as he looked at Zhou Zhantian.
"Elder Du, please go ahead," Zhou Zhantian said with a smile.
Elder Du glanced at Zhou Yang, who was at the bottom of the platform, and said, "I heard that Zhou Yang has been pestering Zhining. If it were a normal relationship, I would not care. But Zhining is different. She is a proud daughter of heaven. How can she be harassed by such a person? General, you have to discipline her."
After hearing this, Zhou Zhantian only smiled and looked back at the platform.
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