"This …"
Zhang Xuan nodded awkwardly.
He did manage to decipher the jade token, but given his personality, he would have kept a low profile and waited for Fan Xiaoxing and Fan Xiaofeng to enter together. Who could have thought that the other party would go against the rules and create a barrier?
This was truly unexpected!
Looking at the frenzied faces of the crowd below, Zhang Xuan sighed helplessly. Eventually, he could only encourage them, "Work hard, everyone. I'll go ahead and take a look!"
"Go ahead? Is that even a single step? It's multiple steps, alright? "
"Even Kong Shiyao took three and a half hours, and he took … less than a single breath?"
"Could it be that his jade token is faulty?"
"You're thinking too much. How can something from the Great Phrontistery of Confucianism be faulty? To decipher the seal in a single breath, is he still a human? "
…
The crowd below burst into an uproar.
Great Phrontistery Zhong Qing had just said that the record would take at least six hours, and yet, Zhang Xuan actually deciphered it in a single breath … Did he have to be that fast?
The faces of Zhong Qing, Nangong Yuanfeng, and the others twitched as well.
They had thought that it would already be a miracle if there was a single person who could enter within a single day in this batch of examinees. Who could have thought that such a monster would appear?
"Zhong Zixun and the others were eliminated by that fellow?"
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Zhong Qing asked.
"Un." Nangong Yuanfeng nodded. "However, he didn't make a move at all. The ones who did were Fan Xiaofeng and Fan Xiaoxing, and he only offered them some pointers …"
"Just by offering pointers, those two were able to eliminate eight of my descendants …"
Zhong Qing's throat tightened in disbelief.
Others might not know the strength of his eight descendants, but he was well aware of it. In order to clear the examination, he had specially gone through intensive training. Under normal circumstances, even if the eight of them were to encounter Yan Yixiao, they should have been able to escape from him. Yet, they had actually been wiped out …
Not to mention, even he would find it difficult to achieve such a feat just by offering pointers.
"Should we stay behind to check his jade token?"
A middle-aged man asked.
"There's no need for that. The fact that he was able to be absorbed into the barrier means that he has deciphered the seal with his own abilities. There are other teachers behind him, and they should have already noticed the disturbance in the barrier.
Shaking his head, Zhong Qing fell silent. Instead, he turned to Fan Xiaoxing and Fan Xiaofeng with a perplexed look in his eyes.
The descendants of Kochi Kosei had always been at the bottom of the pack … When did they become so powerful?
With a slight leap, he walked up to Zhang Xuan and said, "The two of you have eliminated more than half of the participants. I would like to see if you're really an unparalleled existence!"
"How will the Great Confucian test it?"
Fan Xiaofeng and Fan Xiaofeng clasped their fists together.
After going through the elimination round, their state of mind had obviously changed. They had more confidence, and even when facing the Great Confucian, they were not so timid.
"It's simple. I'll suppress my cultivation to the same level as all of you, and then … all of you will come at me together. If you are able to defeat me, it means that you possess strength that no one in the same cultivation realm can match!"
Zhong Qing looked over calmly.
He was a Sempiternal realm consummation expert. Even though he had suppressed his cultivation, his eye of discernment was still there. No matter how formidable the other two were, there was no way they would stand a chance against him.
"Alright!"
The two of them glanced at one another before nodding in agreement.
After which, Zhong Qing waved his hand and suppressed his aura as well. Even so, he still emanated an air of elegance that made others not dare to provoke him recklessly.
"You can make your move first!"
Zhong Qing said as he waved his hand.
No matter what, he was still a Great Sage expert who had lived for several hundred years. Even if he suppressed his cultivation, he would not stoop so low as to take advantage of a junior.
"We won't stand on ceremony then!"
Fan Xiaofeng and Fan Xiaoxing immediately drove their zhenqi to the maximum, undergoing a metamorphosis.
Having eliminated more than a thousand cultivators of the same cultivation realm and a higher cultivation realm, they had already developed an instinctive reaction to battle. They knew that even if the young man before them suppressed his cultivation, they would not be a match for him. Thus, they did not hold back at all.
Hu la!
The two of them swiftly rushed forward, one from the front and one from the back. One attacked Zhang Xuan's chest while the other attacked his back.
"Not bad!"
Seeing the speed of the duo and the decisiveness in their attacks, Zhong Qing nodded in satisfaction.
It was no wonder they were able to eliminate so many of his juniors. Even his juniors were unable to withstand it. These two did possess extraordinary capabilities.
Putting everything aside, just the decisiveness in their attacks without the slightest hesitation was enough to make many envious of them, but none of them could emulate them.
However, this was not enough to make it impossible for them to defeat him!
This was because he had already seen through the intentions and moves of the duo. There was nothing they could hide from him at all.
In fact, he had even seen through the moves that they were going to execute. If he wanted to defeat their teamwork … it would only take a single move!
Sighing deeply, Zhong Qing parted his palms and swiftly pressed them down, intending to knock the duo back simultaneously so as to show them the difference in strength between them.
However, as soon as he parted his palms, before he could infuse his zhenqi into them, the two of them suddenly changed directions, one from the left to the right, and the other from the right. Both of their fists were aiming for his face simultaneously.
"What?"
Zhong Qing narrowed his eyes in astonishment, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
Shouldn't they have been probing each other's strength before making use of their teamwork to force him into a corner?
Why would they suddenly change their moves when they were clearly in a good position?
Furthermore, was it really a good idea to slap their faces simultaneously?
"Humph!"
With a burst of anger in his heart, he suddenly raised his separated palms and blocked the path of the two's fists. Just as he was about to teach these two a lesson and let them know the immensity of heaven and earth, he felt an intense pain in his chest and crotch.
He quickly lowered his head, only to see that Fan Xiaoxing's foot had landed on his chest while Fan Xiaofeng's foot had struck his crotch.
"AHHH!"
With a cry of agony, Zhong Qing was sent flying before crashing heavily onto the ground like a cooked prawn.
Even though he was a Sempiternal realm expert, his crotch was still a weak part of his body that was unable to cultivate. It was already a miracle that he did not shatter on the spot.
Not to mention, the two of them had intentionally increased their strength, fearing that they would not be able to defeat him. Zhong Qing felt cold sweat trickling down his back.
Kacha! Kacha!
Unsealing his zhenqi, Zhong Qing recovered his Sempiternal realm zhenqi. He was just about to speak when he suddenly heard the hushed whispers of the duo not too far away.
"Why does he feel so weak?"
"It can't be an illusion, right? Is that really the strength of a Scholarly Master?"
Confusion surfaced in Fan Xiaoxing and Fan Xiaofeng's eyes.
In their hearts, the Scholarly Masters of the Great Phrontistery of Confucianism were invincible existences. Yet, before they could even withstand a single move, they were already reduced to the size of a shrimp …
Why did they find it so hard to believe?
"Weak? Is this for real? "
Zhong Qing staggered as a mouthful of blood gushed into his mouth.
His heart was in a complete mess.
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