Yan Xiu was still Yan Xiu, his expression cold.
However, there were rays of green light flickering around his body. Those were pieces of green leaves.
Other than that, his body was covered in a layer of greyish black substance. It looked like the trunk of a tree, with clear markings.
"Territory!"
"It's wood... no, it's the territory of trees!"
All of the candidates could not hide the shock in their eyes when they saw the light surrounding Yan Xiu's body.
Right now, Yan Xiu seemed to be standing under the protection of a huge tree.
There was only one explanation for this...
Yan Xiu was in the Heavenly Reflection State!
Ever since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, no one had been able to break through to the Heavenly Reflection State before the age of 18. That was until Chi Guyan was born.
Not long ago, Fang Zhengzhi broke through in the Divine Constabulary of the Golden Scale City. He became the second youngest Heavenly Reflection State talent after Chi Guyan.
In just a few years, two Heavenly Reflection cultivators below the age of 18 were born.
This was enough to shock the world.
But now...
Yan Xiu of the Yan Family, 16 years old.
He actually broke through in the imperial examinations, becoming the third genius after Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi to enter the Heavenly Reflection State before the age of 18.
No one could believe such a thing.
Three Heavenly Reflection cultivators below the age of 18?!
If one was a surprise, two was a coincidence, then three...
That was a shock.
If not for Chi Guyan and Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu's breakthrough would have shocked the entire Great Xia Dynasty.
Double Dragon Roll Champion.
Yan Xiu was 16 this year. In two years, he had also entered the Hidden Dragon Roll.
After all, there were still nearly two years from now. No one could predict what would happen in these two years.
The prophecy of the Heavenly Prophecy. Another name appeared. It was a disciple of the Yan family, Yan Xiu.
...
Within the Imperial Academy, King Duan and Han Changfeng stared with their eyes wide open. Even as calm as they were, they could not accept this.
"How is this possible?"
"Yan Xiu actually broke through to the Heavenly Reflection State?"
"Yan Xiu of the Yan Family..."
King Duan Lin Xinjue looked at Han Changfeng and Han Changfeng looked back at King Duan Lin Xinjue. Both of them were thinking about the same thing.
After all … Sitting in their positions, they no longer looked at the present, but at the future.
Han Changfeng's idea was to follow the dragon, so he had to remove all obstacles for the dragon he chose.
The reason for getting rid of Fang Zhengzhi was because they were afraid that he would disrupt the stability of the court.
But what if Yan Xiu appeared out of nowhere?
Han Changfeng frowned deeply. He could not deal with Yan Xiu the way he dealt with Fang Zhengzhi. Because, once the leader of the Yan family knew that someone wanted to harm Yan Xiu.
That kind of anger would become a shocking catastrophe.
Different from Han Changfeng, Lin Xinjue's idea was to 'transform into a dragon'. He wanted to transform into a real dragon and soar through the nine heavens, becoming the new Holy Lord of the Great Xia Dynasty. That was the supreme authority of a supreme being, and they could even enjoy the blessing of the 'eternal prosperity of the Heavenly Dao'.
That was what he truly pursued.
However, in order to achieve this, Lin Xinjue had to have a sharp vision. He had to be able to remove all obstacles and take advantage of the situation.
If the person in the prophecy was really Yan Xiu, then …
What should he do?
Just as Han Changfeng and King Duan were deep in thought, the Ninth Prince, Lin Yun, who was sitting not far away from them, was similarly shocked. However, he seemed to heave a sigh of relief. No one knew who he was heaving a sigh of relief for.
...
"Yan Xiu is in the Heavenly Reflection State!"
"16 year old Yan Xiu. He really broke through to the Heavenly Reflection State! "
All of the candidates in the World of the Sage looked at Yan Xiu in shock.
This was the first time Su Donglin felt the unpredictability of the world. If Yan Xiu broke through to the Heavenly Reflection State, then his Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan would become even more terrifying.
The power of the Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan would change according to the power of the user.
Furthermore. The Mountain and River, Heaven and Earth Fan had its own unique domain. With the two domains stacked together, Su Donglin would have to use all of his strength to win.
More importantly, Yan Xiu was only 16. A 16 year old Heavenly Reflection State …
No matter how brave Su Donglin was, he did not dare to offend a 16 year old Heavenly Reflection State Yan Xiu. Because, Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi were two completely different concepts.
Yan Xiu had the backing of the Yan Family. That was a family with a long history.
As such...
His original plan could no longer be carried out.
Su Donglin's eyes glimmered. Very quickly, he gritted his teeth and shifted his gaze from Yan Xiu to Fang Zhengzhi.
If Yan Xiu broke through to the Heavenly Reflection State, then Fang Zhengzhi would be the weakest!
This was an easy choice, but it was not an easy one. To finish off Fang Zhengzhi, who was also in the Heavenly Reflection State, before anyone else could react was too difficult.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi had just broken through, he had lost the advantage of being in the Heavenly Reflection State.
In terms of difficulty, it was at least 10 times more difficult.
But, did Su Donglin have any other choice?
Of course not.
As such, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Su Donglin did not turn his sword towards Fang Zhengzhi immediately. He felt that if Fang Zhengzhi realized this, he would definitely choose to run.
At the very least, he would try to fight him.
That was not something he wanted to see.
As such, he decided to create a diversion. He continued to target Yan Xiu. When Fang Zhengzhi came to his rescue, he would attack and take Fang Zhengzhi down.
But at this moment, before Su Donglin could launch another attack on Yan Xiu, Yan Xiu's expression changed.
Fang Zhengzhi had already "walked right into the trap".
His body was also crackling with purple electricity, almost like snakes.
"Boom!"
The lightning domains of the two collided, and a loud clap of thunder rang out in the sky.
At the same time, streaks of purple electric currents intertwined intensely in the air, emitting crackling sounds as if they were tearing and squeezing each other.
Before the spectating candidates could recover from their shock, they were greeted with an even more shocking scene.
Because...
When Fang Zhengzhi's lightning domain clashed with Su Donglin's, it did not dissipate immediately. Instead, a clear line of lightning appeared between the two, as though they each occupied half of the domain.
"How is this possible?!"
"They are evenly matched?"
"One is in the advanced stages of the Heavenly Reflection State. The other has just entered the Heavenly Reflection State. He has only been in the Heavenly Reflection State for two months... "
"They are evenly matched in terms of their domains?"
All of the spectating candidates could not believe their eyes.
Su Donglin could not believe it either. Because... When Fang Zhengzhi's Lightning Domain clashed with his, he felt a pressure he had never felt before.
He even felt that if he did not give it his all, his domain would be suppressed by Fang Zhengzhi.
This was something he could not accept.
"How is this possible, in terms of domain control... how can you match up to me?!" Su Donglin's eyes were wide open.
"Match up?" Fang Zhengzhi was confused as well. Was he able to match up to Su Donglin in terms of domain control?
But he did not feel that way?
It was just normal control...
What was going on?
Fang Zhengzhi did not know. As such, he could not answer Su Donglin's question.
...
Outside the Imperial Academy, King Duan and Han Zhangfeng were stunned.
Because, no one could believe that Fang Zhengzhi, who had just entered the Heavenly Reflection State, could match up to Su Donglin in terms of domain control?
Su Donglin's biggest advantage in this combat examination was his cultivation state.
Advanced Heavenly Reflection State.
This meant that his control over his domain was stronger than everyone else. In a clash of domains, the advanced stage would usually suppress the initial and intermediate stages.
This was common sense.
However, Fang Zhengzhi was not in this sense.
"What's going on?" Both of them were extremely puzzled.
In reality, Fang Zhengzhi's experience was not common sense either.
Eight years ago. Fang Zhengzhi's Heart of Dao was planted through the Illustration of All Creation.
Then, he entered Dao during the battle with the Blue Fire Wolf.
The following year, he successfully conglomerated his star. Everything went smoothly.
Fang Zhengzhi had always thought this way. As such, he did not know that after conglomerating his star, he had to connect it with the outside world to form a resonance.
His idea was simple. Once he had enough stars, he would naturally be able to increase his power.
As a matter of fact, this thought had indeed come true.
When he conglomerated his second star. As a result, his strength increased a little. Because of this, he thought that someone as smart as him must have found the right method.
As such, he began to form his third star.
Every star represented a different Dao of All Creation.
Starting from the simplest wind. Fire, lightning, earth, then flowers, grass, trees. Wood, mountains, rivers...
Towards the end, he had more or less gathered everything around him. He even started to understand the sun, moon, and stars in the sky.
In these seven years, in order to continuously conglomerate his stars, he tried to understand all sorts of Dao of All Creation. Finally, he had a few hundred stars in his pocket dimension.
Originally, he thought that with a few hundred stars, he would be powerful enough to dominate the entire continent.
However...
Then, he realized that he was wrong. Because, after he participated in the River of Trust Province Examinations, he realized that he was still in the Star Conglomerate State. Above that was the Heavenly Reflection State.
In the Heavenly Treasure Hall, he found a way to connect his pocket dimension to the outside world.
This method allowed him to reach Heavenly Reflection State.
He did not need to go into seclusion like Yan Xiu, nor did he need to connect the stars in his pocket dimension to the outside world.
From the moment he wanted to, he could reach Heavenly Reflection State.
Because...
He had always been in Heavenly Reflection State!
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