Elder Wu was a 4-star pinnacle master teacher, as well as a 4-star demonic tunist. His control over his strength had already reached the pinnacle. Since it was a fair duel, how could the earlier attacks be stronger than the later ones?
Ruohuan gongzi's words to Zhang Shi were clearly meant to strike a blow to the other party's confidence. While it might work on someone from a remote background, it was completely ineffective on Fu Xiaochen!
"Since you know, you should know that no one can change my decision!"
Ruohuan gongzi said impassively.
"Same here!" Fu Xiaochen nodded.
Even before the Will of Soul Trial began, the two of them were already at odds with one another.
"Oh? Since that's the case, why don't we have a duel first? The winner will go first! "Ruohuan gongzi said.
"Sure! What do you want to compete in? "Fu Xiaochen nodded.
The two of them were on par with one another, and they were both popular contenders for the champion seat.
Both of them wanted to suppress the other party from the very start so that it would be difficult for the other party to make a comeback later on.
"Let's compete in..." Ruohuan gongzi pondered for a moment, and just as he was about to say the content of the duel, a sound suddenly sounded by his ear.
Dingdong!
Turning his head around, he saw that Feng Mosheng had already taken a formation plate and was seated cross-legged in preparation. Elder Wu's fingers had also landed on the ancient zither, and he was strumming it lightly. A melody sounded from the zither.
"The heck!"
Not expecting that someone else would take the initiative in their duel, Fu Xiaochen and Jun Ruohuan's faces turned livid, and they felt like spurting blood.
What the heck was this!
They wanted to suppress the other party and make him suffer, but who could have thought that the other party would take the initiative instead?
"Hmph!"
Knowing that there was no point in dwelling on the matter, they flung their sleeves and returned to their seats.
Weng weng weng!
As soon as they sat down, they saw Wu Shi strumming the strings of the zither, and a melody that struck one's soul gushed into their ears like a tidal wave.
"This music... There's nothing wrong with it?"
The music stirred one's spirits, but to Zhang Xuan's ears, it was extremely ordinary. There wasn't any difficulty in controlling it, and it didn't seem to have any impact on his Soul Depth either.
However, after taking a look at Feng Mosheng, he immediately knew that things weren't as simple as they seemed.
As a 3-star pinnacle master teacher, Zhang Xuan's Soul Depth had long exceeded 11.0. Even so, upon hearing the melody of the zither, sweat trickled down his forehead.
"It seems like there's a limit to the range of the zither attack. Beyond that range, even if I hear it, I won't feel anything at all …"
His eyes flashed.
Just now, Elder Wu had said that only one person could be tested at a time. From the looks of it now, the zither attack had a range. Beyond the range of the zither attack, the sound would return to normal and would not cause any harm.
Whoosh!
On the other hand, Feng Mosheng, who bore the brunt of the impact, paled. With a flick of his wrist, a carving knife appeared in his hand. Jiya! He began carving on the formation plate.
The Demonic Tune of Psychosis played by the demonic tunist reverberated in Zhang Xuan's mind, causing him to feel a little drowsy. Unable to focus his attention, the carving knife on the formation plate swayed slightly.
"As expected, it's not that simple …"
Zhang Xuan's expression turned solemn when he saw how difficult it was for this genius to carve.
As expected of the Myriad Kingdom City's selection, it was so difficult right from the start, causing countless people to shrink back in fear.
Suddenly, a thought popped into Zhang Xuan's mind. "Is there a flaw in the Demonic Tune of Psychosis?"
A martial artist executing a battle technique or a formation master setting up a formation could draw out a book. Since this demonic tunist was executing a demonic tune, it should count as well!
'Flaw!', Zhang Xuan muttered in his mind. As expected, his mind jolted, and a book appeared before him.
"Wu Xu, Elder of Myriad Kingdom City's Mingshi Tang, 4-star master teacher, 4-star demonic tunist, formation master, painter, and tea master. He specializes in demonic tunes, and of which, the Demonic Tune of Psychosis … "
"Flaws:..."
The book was filled with content. Flipping through a few pages, Zhang Xuan soon found the content regarding the Demonic Tune of Psychosis.
"I see!"
After reading for a moment, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly as a glint flashed across his eyes.
This Demonic Tune of Psychosis might seem fearsome, but it had quite a few flaws as well. As long as one could exploit them, it wouldn't be too difficult to decipher it.
Soon, Zhang Xuan finished reading the book, and an idea popped up in his mind.
"I should give it a try later!"
Knowing that this wasn't the time to experiment, Zhang Xuan suppressed his thoughts and continued reading. At this moment, the Demonic Tune of Psychosis was nearing its end. As if drunk, Feng Mosheng's body swayed unstably, and he couldn't even sit properly.
There were quite a few inscriptions on the formation plate in his hands as well, but due to the distance, Zhang Xuan couldn't see what was inscribed.
Weng!
With a light pluck, the melody of the zither came to an end, but the melody lingered in the air.
"Thank you, Wu Shi, for going easy on me!"
Shaking his head, Feng Mosheng stood up, clasped his fist, and passed the formation plate over.
He had only experienced a single tune, but he knew that the other party hadn't exerted his full strength yet. Otherwise, given his Soul Depth, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
"Un!" Wu Shi nodded. Without saying anything, he passed the formation plate over to a master teacher not too far away.
Receiving the formation plate, the master teacher counted for a moment before reporting the result, "There are a total of 432 inscriptions, and every single slash is of equal weight!"
"More than 400 inscriptions?"
"Incredible! I saw that he was on the verge of collapsing, but to think that not only did he not collapse, he even managed to carve out so many inscriptions of equal weight. As expected of a genius who participated in the selection round!"
"If it was me, I wouldn't have been able to carve a single inscription..."
"Don't worry, given your aptitude, Elder Wu can't be bothered to make a move on you!"
"You..."
...
Upon hearing the result, the crowd burst into an uproar.
The Demonic Tune of Psychosis only lasted for less than three minutes. Even if there wasn't a limit on what one could inscribe, it was still difficult for one to carve more than 400 inscriptions within such a short period of time, not to mention, one had to split his attention to withstand the zither melody.
"More than 400 inscriptions?"
"Seems like I have underestimated that fellow. To think that he would amaze the world with a single brilliant feat!"
Ruohua gongzi and Fu Xiaochen frowned.
The number of inscriptions Feng Mosheng had inscribed was enough to put them under pressure.
"Alright, the second one!"
After reporting Feng Mosheng's result, Wu Shi took a few deep breaths to recover his composure. Then, he turned to the crowd once more.
Given his current strength, it might have been difficult for him to deal with a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan expert using the Demonic Tune of Psychosis. However, since he didn't have to fight with these people, it wasn't too difficult for him.
"Allow me!" Fu Xiaochen stepped forward.
This time, Ruohuan gongzi didn't compete with Feng Mosheng. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but Feng Mosheng's result had given him immense pressure.
Ding dong!
The sound of a zither echoed, and at the same time, the sound of a carving knife cutting through a formation plate could be heard.
Soon, Fu Xiaochen was done with his examination, and he walked down from the stage.
"427 inscriptions, clear inscriptions, no repetitions!"
The master teacher reported the result.
"What a pity..." Shaking his head, Fu Xiaochen's complexion darkened.
He thought that given his strength, it would be a piece of cake for him to get a slot. Never in his dreams did he expect that he would actually lose out to Feng Mosheng in the first round.
There was a difference of five inscriptions!
However, only by experiencing it personally did he understand the fearsomeness of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis. If not for his desire to win growing stronger and stronger, he would have surely been unable to withstand it.
"Even though my results aren't as good as Feng shi's, it isn't too far off. It's all up to Ruohuan gongzi now. Given that his results aren't as good as mine, there's still a good chance that he will get one of the two slots!"
Soon, he calmed down.
This was only the first round of the selection round. As long as he didn't make any mistakes, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to obtain one of the two slots.
"Allow me!"
The third one wasn't Ruohuan gongzi but that beautiful master teacher, Luo Xi!
In terms of appearance, this lady could only be said to be Superior Beauty. She was far from matching up to Princess Mo Yu and Zhao Ya, needless to say, Zhao Ya.
However, as a 3-star pinnacle master teacher and a Transcendent Mortal 3-dan expert, she carried a unique disposition that gave others a unique sense of beauty.
Despite her delicate appearance, her Soul Depth was extremely powerful. She was able to withstand Elder Wu's Demonic Tune of Psychosis.
After Luo Xi, it was Du Hu, who was recommended by another kingdom.
Both of their results exceeded four hundred, but they were still a distance away from Fu Xiaochen, needless to say, Feng Mosheng.
"A dark horse!"
"Indeed, I didn't expect Feng shi to be so formidable!"
"To be able to suppress even Fu Xiaochen... This is something that I didn't expect!"
"I've said before that Feng shi isn't weak, but you didn't believe me."
...
Seeing that Feng Mosheng was still in the first place even after four rounds, the master teachers behind him were astonished.
Initially, they thought that Ruohuan gongzi and Fu shi would be the ones to win the slots. They didn't expect Feng Mosheng to be so formidable as well.
It seemed that Feng shi had been keeping a low profile all this while, causing many to overlook him.
"Look, Ruohuan gongzi is going up!"
Just as everyone was lamenting, someone suddenly shouted, and everyone hurriedly turned their gazes over.
As expected, Ruohuan gongzi sat down cross-legged and took out a carving knife.
Dingdong! Dingdong!
The sound of a zither echoed.
Frowning, Ruohuan gongzi moved his carving knife across the formation plate.
"How fast!"
"As expected of Ruohuan gongzi. It seems like the zither doesn't have much effect on him!"
"Looks like Ruohuan gongzi is going to be the champion of this round!"
...
Seeing his actions, everyone clenched their fists tightly.
To be able to maintain such a fast carving speed under the effects of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis, as expected of the most popular Jun Ruohuan, one of the Four Great Gongzi of Myriad Kingdom City!
Hu!
Soon, the tune came to an end.
Ruohuan gongzi stopped, kept his carving knife into his storage ring, and passed the formation plate over.
"A total of 431 strokes!" The examiner carefully counted the number of strokes before shouting out in disbelief.
"A stroke less than Feng shi?"
"How is that possible?"
"That can't be right. He seems to be carving really quickly!"
...
Upon hearing the result, a huge commotion broke out.
Everyone had seen how Ruohuan gongzi was carving the formation plate. How could... his final result be worse than Feng shi's?
However, the examiner was a renowned figure in the Mingshi Tang Academy. He was an impartial person, so it was impossible for him to be wrong.
"Ruohuan gongzi doesn't seem to be disappointed..."
Just as everyone was perplexed by the result, a voice filled with disbelief sounded. Everyone hurriedly turned their gazes over, and they saw that something was amiss.
Previously, Fu shi's result was worse than Feng shi's, and he had a dejected expression on his face. On the other hand, not only did Ruohuan gongzi not feel defeated, he even had a faint smile on his face!
Smile?
What was going on?
Could it be that he didn't care about losing?
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