The previous few floors had been filled with four-headed and eight-armed puppets. While there were none here, there was a black pillar, which should have the same effect as well.
"I'll know once I give it a try …"
Sitting on the spot, Zhang Xuan placed his palm on the ground, and a ring of light immediately shrouded the pillar. Just like before, Zhang Xuan's consciousness was plunged into darkness.
"Light it up!"
Knowing that lighting up the darkness was equivalent to enchanting an artifact, Zhang Xuan swiftly activated the Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art and tapped his finger forward.
Weng!
A ray of light burst forth, dispelling the darkness. However, the light was extremely weak, as if a candle in the wind, flickering weakly, as if it would be extinguished at any moment.
"Hmm?"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Previously, as long as he activated the Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art, he would be able to light up the entire area around him. However, this time, it was only able to light up the area before him, and the light was easily extinguished. This could only mean that the spirit of the artifact was far more difficult to enchant than he had imagined.
As expected of a Seven Star Spirit Enchantment Art. The difficulty is indeed much higher than I thought …
Not only did Zhang Xuan not feel disheartened, his eyes even lit up in excitement.
The previous few tests had not required the slightest bit of skill at all. This was the real deal.
"I would like to see just how difficult the Seven Star Spirit Enchantment Art is … I'll definitely light it up today!"
Zhang Xuan's interest was piqued by the prospect of a challenge.
Other spirit awakeners would only be able to do it three times a day, and they would have to rest for a long time before they could continue. However, Zhang Xuan was different. His Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art did not have any side effects, and his soul cultivation far exceeded that of his peers.
Thus, Zhang Xuan tapped his finger forward once more.
Yet another ray of light lit up. It was still as weak as before, but it managed to drive the darkness even further away.
"Fuse!"
Driving his soul, Zhang Xuan gathered the two sparks together, and the two sparks began to slowly fuse together.
These two sparks harnessed the will of his soul, so it was not difficult for him to fuse them together.
Of course, this was only possible for him. The Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art allowed the two sparks to possess the same attribute, but ordinary spirit awakeners were unable to do the same.
Otherwise, it would be equivalent to having two wills in a single artifact. This was similar to the Bodhi Saint Tree back then. If one were to fight with one another, the entire artifact might very well be destroyed.
Hu!
After fusing together, the flame became much stronger, and it shone brightly in all directions. Even though it couldn't completely expel the darkness, it was no longer like before, where it would be extinguished at any moment.
"It really works …"
Spiritual fusion was something he had suddenly thought of on a whim. He didn't expect it to work. He smiled lightly and pointed forward again.
Hu hu!
Two more flames were ignited and continued to fuse with the one in front of him.
The four flames fused together and turned into a torch. The light radiated in all directions, illuminating an area of at least a hundred meters.
"What a huge space …"
With the help of the light, Zhang Xuan could see the surrounding situation clearly.
The previous puppets had only been able to sense a radius of a few meters or so, and as long as they activated their spirit, they would be able to sense the entire area. Yet, the Otherworldly Demon Puppet had been able to illuminate a radius of a hundred meters, but it was still unable to see the end of the Otherworldly Demon Puppet … Wasn't this weapon way too huge?
The bigger the weapon, the stronger the spirituality needed to support it. For example, the Jin Yuan Ding was definitely stronger than the Glacier Rain Sword … but even after igniting its spirituality four times, it still couldn't find its boundaries. This was enough to show that this pillar was terrifying to the extreme.
"I didn't expect the Seven Star examination to be so difficult. I don't believe that I can't light it up …"
Seeing that the torches were unable to illuminate the entire place, Zhang Xuan's desire to outshine the others rose in his heart.
If even the Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art that he cultivated could not clear the examination, wouldn't he be letting down the Library of Heaven's Path in the Library of Heaven's Path?
"Continue …"
Tapping his finger lightly once more, Zhang Xuan accelerated the circulation of his soul energy, and a few more blazing flames appeared before his eyes. Due to the exhaustion of his zhenqi, his face turned slightly pale.
Even though his soul power was powerful and he had performed spirit enchantments many times more than ordinary people, using it repeatedly was still extremely damaging to his soul.
Hu hu hu!
He continued to fuse the ignited spirituality together. The torch turned into a bonfire and shone even further. However, he still couldn't find the end.
Not being able to illuminate the end was tantamount to not succeeding.
"Let's go all out …"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan spat out a mouthful of Blood Essence.
After merging thirty-two clumps of flames, the bonfire before him had turned into a vast sea of flames. At the same time, it was like a blazing sun, illuminating the surroundings.
Rumble!
The pitch-black space shook for a moment, allowing Zhang Xuan a clear view of what was going on.
The area where the consciousness of the weapon was stored was actually several li wide. It was no wonder why it was so difficult to awaken a spirit.
Finally succeeding, Zhang Xuan felt his body collapsing from exhaustion. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel curious.
Having cultivated the Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art, his understanding of spirit awakeners had already reached Seven Star pinnacle, perhaps even Eight Star primary stage. He was certain that the speed at which Vice Guild Leader Xu and the others were able to enchant spirits was far from being a match for him …
Even so, he had nearly died of exhaustion before he succeeded. Just what kind of examination was this?
Wasn't it a little too difficult?
…
In a spacious room in the Spirit Awakener Guild, three ladies were seated opposite one another. They were the three most authoritative figures in the guild, Vice Guild Leader Xu, Guild Leader Ruan, and Vice Guild Leader Chen.
"Xu Ying, what's going on? The Twin Valleys of the North aren't people whom we can afford to offend. While the Ground Bandit Dao Kou's fighting prowess isn't too high, the Sky Bandit Cang Xu isn't someone we can deal with. If he were to come after us, our Spirit Awakener Guild might end up owing Mingshi Tang another favor! "
Guild Leader Ruan said.
Dao Kou had come to enchant a student's spirit to push for a breakthrough to Primordial Spirit realm, but before he could do anything at all, he was already beaten to a pulp … She had heard of the matter as soon as she arrived at the Spirit Awakener Guild, and that was why she had hurriedly called Vice Guild Leader Xu and Vice Guild Leader Chen over.
If the Twin Valleys of the North were reasonable people, there was nothing for them to fear. However, those two fellows had a terrible reputation, and they had suffered such a huge setback. If they were to cause any trouble, given their current strength, there was no way they would be able to stop them.
If that happened, they could only turn to Mingshi Tang for help.
"It's like this …" Vice Guild Leader Xu swiftly explained the matter regarding Zhang Xuan to Guild Leader Ruan.
"You are saying that … that fellow might be a combat master?" Guild Leader Ruan frowned. "It would be great if that's the case. No matter how arrogant the Twin Valleys of the North are, there's no way they would dare to go against the Combat Master Hall!"
Putting aside the fact that the Combat Master Hall was a branch of Mingshi Tang, just the fact that there were countless powerful cultivators in the Combat Master Hall was enough to deter any occupation from offending them.
"If Sky Bearing Bandit Cang Xu comes looking for trouble, just push all the blame onto that fellow. Don't bring trouble to our Spirit Awakener Guild. We are only supporting occupations, so we won't be able to stand against those experts!"
Guild Leader Ruan instructed.
Most spirit awakeners were female, and due to their meticulous nature, they were able to comprehend the essence of their cultivation more easily.
Being a female and a supporting occupation, it went without saying that they were no match for those ferocious tyrants.
To be honest, if not for the rules set down by Mingshi Tang, spirit awakeners would have long been snatched away by other occupations.
This was also the reason why spirit awakeners were only established in places where Mingshi Tang was present. They would never venture anywhere else lest they met with unforeseeable trouble.
"Alright …" Vice Guild Leader Xu nodded. All of a sudden, she recalled something and said, "Right, that young man hasn't left yet. He said that he wants to learn the art of spirit enchantment, so he went to the library to browse through some books!"
"Browse through some books? A man wishes to learn the art of spirit enchantment? "Guild Leader Ruan shook her head.
It was not that she looked down on men, but it was not something that they were capable of.
Vice Guild Leader Xu also shared the same thoughts as Luo Ruoxin. She didn't think too highly of Zhang Xuan's chances. However, it had already been six hours, and Zhang Xuan was still nowhere to be seen. Thus, she couldn't help but feel curious.
Jiya!
As soon as those words were spoken, a young lady rushed into the room.
She was Vice Guild Leader Xu's student, a 6-star spirit awakener.
Upon seeing the young lady, Vice Guild Leader Xu asked with a smile, "How is it? Is that lad really reading books?"
"Reporting to Guild Leader Ruan, Vice Guild Leader Chen, and teacher … Not only is he reading books, he has even taken the spirit awakener examination!"
Recalling what she had seen earlier, the young lady couldn't help but feel incredulous.
"Spirit awakener examination?" Vice Guild Leader Xu frowned. "He doesn't seem to know anything about the occupation of spirit enchantment, right? Yet, he wants to take the 4-star spirit awakener examination despite reading books for less than six hours? "
She had come into contact with the other party before, and she knew nothing about the occupation of spirit enchantment. Yet, he actually wanted to take the spirit awakener examination despite that … You must be joking!
"He … Not only did he take the spirit awakener examination, he even awakened the spirit of the puppet in the corner of the room … The puppet is running around aimlessly, and we have already suppressed it," the young lady replied anxiously.
"Running around aimlessly … Wait a moment!"
This time, it was Guild Leader Ruan's turn to be perplexed. "As long as he awakens two of the arms and one of the heads of the puppet, he will be considered to have cleared the examination. However, due to the limitations of the other heads, even if he awakens it, it won't be able to move … How could it be running around aimlessly?"
"He … awakened the spirit of the puppet's four heads and eight arms …" The young lady's lips quivered in disbelief.
"He awakened all four heads and eight arms of the puppet?" The three guild leaders stood up simultaneously with incredulity in their eyes.
To awaken a spirit and control four heads … was an impossible feat. Even they were incapable of such a feat, and yet, a fellow who knew nothing about spirit awakener managed to do it just by reading a few books?
"You said that … he awakened the 4-star puppet?"
Vice Guild Leader Xu couldn't hold herself back anymore.
If that was really the case, that young man might really be a genius spirit awakener!
"Not only so … The 5-star and 6-star puppets have been awakened as well, and they are currently in the Seven Star room, facing the pillar in the corner of the room. I have no idea what they are up to …"
The young lady said.
"The 5-star and 6-star puppets have been awakened as well?"
The bodies of the three guild leaders swayed weakly.
A moment later, Guild Leader Ruan frowned. "The Seven Star puppet is damaged, and we haven't had a chance to repair it yet. That pillar is the foundation of our guild, and it doesn't possess any spirit, so it's impossible for it to be awakened …"
Hong long!
Before she could finish her words, the guild building suddenly shook violently, as if they were sitting on a small boat that was being tossed about by the waves.
"Guild leader, our guild … is saved!"
Following which, an elder rushed into the room with a ghastly pale face.
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