It wasn't accurate to say that Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin were like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying his own abilities.
Both of them were extremely focused. Strictly speaking, they were giving it their all. Nearly two hours of sculpting had exhausted Yang Shuxin's energy. His forehead was covered in sweat. Even in this kind of weather, his back was drenched in sweat. One could imagine how focused he was.
Since Yang Shuxin was like this, Yuan Zhou naturally wasn't any better. Not to mention his back was drenched in sweat. The key point was that Yuan Zhou finally understood what a hair stylist had said to him when he came to the restaurant to complain.
He said that when he asked his customers what hairstyle they wanted, the answer he was most afraid of was "anything."
Although it was said to be a casual haircut, in fact, there were more things to pay attention to. Yuan Zhou was in a similar situation now.
Sculpting clouds had to be casual, but it was precisely because it was casual that he had to pay attention to it. Therefore, he had to control his strength appropriately.
If it was too heavy, it would give off the aura of a craftsman. If it was too light, he wouldn't be able to achieve the effect he wanted. Therefore, he had to use his strength constantly, causing his wrist to hurt.
Fortunately, Yuan Zhou persisted in exercising every day. Otherwise, his body wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of intense sculpting.
In the depths of the clouds, Yuan Zhou wanted to sculpt a tree.
Yuan Zhou's Nine Dragon Sculpture didn't have the sky, the earth, or the ocean as a background. Thus, the clouds wouldn't be clouds.
The ancients were really smart. They thought of two ways to solve this problem. Therefore, there were many ancient paintings where there were clouds and trees.
"Phew … My ice sculpting skills still need more practice. I can't reach the level of lifting something heavy as if it's light, let alone lifting something light as if it's heavy." Yuan Zhou sighed in his heart.
There was no doubt that this guy was too full of himself. He really didn't know what was going on. It hadn't even been two months since he started practicing ice sculpting. If others were to hear this, he would probably be beaten to death.
Under normal circumstances, pine trees would be used as a background to set off the clouds. However, there was still a difference between ice sculpting and painting.
In a painting, one could use a brush to draw the outline of a tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. However, if one used the same method to draw the outline of an ice sculpture, it would be easy to "melt" the image. To put it simply, if it was too thin, the ice would melt easily.
Therefore, Yuan Zhou had decided yesterday that he would choose a peach tree, a peach tree in winter. Why did he choose a peach tree? It was because a peach tree in winter only had branches, and this one had no more branches, so it was just right.
Many craftsmen didn't even know that they were making art when they were making art. They just focused on every detail and made it into a work of art.
Swish! Swish!
Yuan Zhou quickly raised the knife in his hand three times. The tip of the knife carved the ice. Almost in an instant, a fine fork was carved.
If he didn't have a few tricks up his sleeve, he wouldn't have dared to do it. Although Yuan Zhou's carving was self-taught, he still had a secret weapon. The technique just now was Yuan Zhou's. When he was making the watermelon juice, he took the heart of the melon as inspiration and slowly created it. Yuan Zhou named it as Phoenix Three Nods.
The reason why he named it this way was because it looked cool.
The onlookers actually didn't know much about ice carving, but they were also amazed by Yuan Zhou's unique technique.
"Only Boss Yuan can do such a fine knife technique."
"Is he shooting a movie? This technique is too exaggerated. Carving on an iceberg, not a carrot. It needs a lot of strength, and it needs both strength and precision. This is too difficult. "
"Anyway, a kitchen knife in Boss Yuan's hands can do wonders."
The onlookers were amazed. In fact, they felt that it was normal. In their opinion, it would be strange if Boss Yuan wasn't awesome.
There were also some people who were very puzzled.
"He's awesome, but look at Yang Shuxin. He only lacks the nine dragon heads. Why do I feel that Boss Yuan is still in a fog? If this goes on, will Boss Yuan lose? "
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can Boss Yuan lose? Have you ever seen Boss Yuan lose?"
The onlookers were divided into four groups: diners, nearby residents, acquaintances on Taoxi Road, and passers-by who were attracted by the onlookers.
Except for the last group, the first three groups treated Yuan Zhou as their family, while Yang Shuxin was an outsider. Therefore, they naturally didn't want Yuan Zhou to lose.
Just as the onlookers said, Yuan Zhou's carving was a little messy. Therefore, after he finished carving a winter peach, Yuan Zhou began to organize his works.
"Now there are trees and clouds."
"Then there are clouds and dragons."
"The last step, the clouds and the dragons."
On the other side, Yang Shuxin's Nine Dragon Sculpture had also reached the last step. He had finished carving eight dragons. The last dragon was the Coiling Dragon, and he only lacked the head of the Coiling Dragon. This dragon was in the center of the Nine Dragon Sculpture, and it was also the largest among the nine dragons. Simply put, it was the most difficult one.
Although Yang Shuxin was only one step away from completing the sculpture, if he didn't finish it, the whole sculpture would be ruined. Moreover, he was under great pressure and exhaustion.
The Nine Dragon Sculpture was known as the most difficult ice sculpture to complete. It had been recognized by many ice sculptors since ancient times. Now, three hours had passed, which was 180 minutes.
Not to mention other things, even if you did nothing and just held your hands in the air for 180 minutes, you would still be exhausted. Moreover, ice sculpting was very tiring, and you had to concentrate on it.
Therefore, for both Yuan Zhou and Yang Shuxin, this was a peak test. To be honest, if Yang Shuxin didn't want to lose to Yuan Zhou, he would have already given up. As for Yuan Zhou, he was a stubborn person. He felt that he couldn't just give up like this. Perhaps it was because he didn't want to be a coward and fight head-on. If you don't stop, I won't stop.
It was this kind of spirit that allowed the two to persist for three and a half hours …
The world was divided into nine continents, and the nine continents were boundless. The Nine Prefectures turned into nine dragons, leading the universe. This was Yang Shuxin's theme, and in the end, he managed to achieve this result. Soaring Dragon, Ascending Dragon, Soaring Dragon, Coiling Dragon, Curling Dragon, Crouching Dragon, Fighting Dragon, Soaring Dragon, and River Turning Dragon. In the sky, there were flying dragons, soaring dragons and soaring dragons. On the ground, there were curling dragons, crouching dragons and coiling dragons.
In the river, there were also Fighting Dragons, Rising Dragons, and River Turning Dragons. The Battle Dragon was ferocious. Its dragon claws stretched out in front of its body, as if a claw was clenched into a fist. The crouching dragon was quiet, crawling on the ground, merging with the mountains on the ground. It was as if it was a dragon vein, but also as if it was a giant dragon that leapt out from the mountains.
Finally, the Coiling Dragon appeared. If the Coiling Dragon was not careful, it would turn into a Coiling Snake. This was because a dragon had the body of a snake, but a dragon had more claws than a snake. Therefore, Yang Shuxin's solution was to reveal the Coiling Dragon's tail. As the saying goes, the head of a mystical dragon cannot be seen, but the tail of the Coiling Dragon was revealed.
The heavens, the earth, and the sea were all nine dragons. They were majestic, giving off the feeling that it was impossible for a tenth dragon to appear in the heavens and earth. Nine was the limit, and nine was the full.
Finally, Yang Shuxin's Coiling Dragon Finishing Touch was completed.
Yuan Zhou's Cloud Dragon Blending was perfect.
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