"What is going on?"
"What is Elder Wu doing?"
While the battle was going on, the master teachers behind were staring at one another in bewilderment.
What was going on?
Wasn't Elder Wu still perfectly fine a moment ago?
Why was there smoke rising from his head, shattering the table, and now, he was even walking around aimlessly, as though he was executing some kind of formation...
Wasn't it just a test of one's Soul Depth... Was there a need for him to be jumping around like that?
"Has Elder Wu... gone mad?"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone couldn't help but fall silent.
It seemed like... he was indeed acting as though he had gone mad...
"He isn't mad, it's the Zither Eight Trigram Steps! Just that... why would Elder Wu execute this move? "
A 4-star master teacher frowned.
"You know of this movement technique?"
Perplexed, an elder sitting by the side turned to look at the 4-star master teacher.
"Of course I know of it. This is Elder Wu's strongest offensive technique, a perfect combination of formation and demonic tunes..."
At this point, the 4-star master teacher paused for a moment before continuing, "You should still remember the 'Calamity of Seven Swords', right?"
"Of course I do. It's known as the most fearsome calamity in Myriad Kingdom City in the past hundred years! Alliance Head Zhao dispatched countless experts, but to no avail. In the end, he had to seek help from Mingshi Tang, and it was you and Elder Wu who dealt with it! "the second elder said.
The Calamity of Seven Swords was a vicious incident in Myriad Kingdom City. Every time the murderer made a move, he would leave seven holes on the bodies of his victims. No matter how powerful the victim was, even if he was a Transcendent Mortal 4-dan expert, he would still be killed in seven swords!
The deaths of more than a dozen Transcendent Mortal 4-dan experts incited fear in the entire alliance. Alliance Head Zhao led a group of experts to surround the culprit, but in the end, the culprit still managed to escape.
Left with no choice, he turned to Mingshi Tang for help. Back then, Pavilion Master Kang hadn't succeeded his position yet, so the previous pavilion master sent Elder Wu and the 4-star master teacher to deal with the culprit. Only with dozens of Transcendent Mortal 4-dan experts did they manage to kill the culprit.
This matter had caused a huge uproar, and most of the elders were unwilling to talk about it. Why would the other party suddenly bring it up?
"Back then, when I met with the Seven Sword Killer, the other party's strength was on par with the current Pavilion Master Kang. It was Elder Wu who used the Zither Eight Trigrams Steps to launch a sonic attack on the other party to confuse his mind, thus allowing him to emerge victorious! Otherwise … with our strength, it would be impossible for us to keep them here! "
The first elder who spoke had a solemn expression.
The sight back then was still vivid in his mind. If not for Elder Wu executing his demonic tunist ability at the crucial moment to disrupt the other party's mental state, putting aside killing them, there was a good chance that the entire group would have been wiped out. They wouldn't have been able to harm the other party at all!
As the greatest calamity of the Myriad Kingdom City in the past century, the Seven Sword Massacre wasn't just for show. Even now, just thinking about the seven phantom-like swords left Zhang Xuan drenched in cold sweat.
"Using this footwork to deal with the Seven Sword Kill? Then … "
The Second Elder's face paled, and his body trembled uncontrollably. The Seven Swords Slayer was a peerless figure on par with the hall master, and even the Zither Eight Trigrams Steps and the Demonic Tune of Psychosis were effective against such a figure. Then … would the young man be able to withstand it?
If he couldn't withstand it, wouldn't he be killed on the spot?
"Elder Wu, what's going on? Why would you use such means against a junior? "
Understanding what was going on, the Second Elder's face flushed in anger.
Even though this Zhang Xuan had arrived late and acted irrationally, he was still a junior. You, Elder Mingshi Tang, a 4-star pinnacle master teacher, were going too far by attacking him so viciously!
"I have no idea either, but … why do I feel that even though he used this move, not only did he not manage to gain the upper hand, he seems to be in a disadvantageous position?" The First Elder observed the situation for a moment, and a bizarre expression appeared on his face.
"Disadvantageous position?"
Taken aback, the Second Elder turned his gaze over, and with a single glance, his eyes narrowed.
At this moment, not only was steam rising from Elder Wu's head, his aura was surging furiously, as though he had been thrown into a pot to be cooked.
Even though his footsteps didn't slow down at all, every step he took caused him to spurt a mouthful of blood. It was as though someone had used a sledgehammer to strike his chest.
The heck!
What in the world happened?
To execute a soundwave attack that even the Seven Sword Massacre was unable to withstand, and yet, he was spurting blood nonstop … Wasn't the sight before him a little too bizarre?
"It's that Zhang Shi …"
The First Elder finally came to a realization, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Hmm?"
"Even though the sound of Zhang Shi striking the formation plate with his spear sounded chaotic, every single strike struck the weakest part of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis, causing the zhenqi in Elder Wu's body to be jolted, resulting in him being injured …"
The First Elder said.
"There's such a thing?" The Second Elder widened his eyes in shock.
As a 4-star master teacher, he had seen many things, but he had never heard of such a situation before.
"I also find it bizarre, but other than this, I can't think of any other reason!" The First Elder said with a deep voice. Even he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
A Transcendent Mortal 1-dan pinnacle lad using a spear and a formation plate to jolt a 4-star demonic tunist to the point of spurting blood …
Was this … real?
…
"Breaking sound with sound!"
Seeing this sight, Pavilion Master Kang suddenly recalled something, and his face paled.
"Breaking sound with sound?" Elder Su and Elder Ling couldn't help but look at Pavilion Master Kang.
"Un, that's how high-tier demonic tunists deal with low-tier demonic tunists. It's similar to a fighter's method of suppressing a low-tier demonic tunist. By using sound to attack the other party's zhenqi, the other party's zhenqi will be thrown into disarray, resulting in severe injuries!"
Pavilion Master Kang said slowly.
"Then … I beseech pavilion master to save Zhang Shi. He's likely to represent our Mingshi Tang in the tournament, so we mustn't let anything happen to him …"
Su shi said anxiously.
"He's in trouble?" Pavilion Master Kang's face twitched. "The one who's in trouble is Elder Wu, and from the looks of it, he's on the verge of collapsing!"
"Collapsing?"
Only then did Su shi and Ling shi realize that Elder Wu was spurting blood as he walked.
"Then … pavilion master, it's just an examination, there's no need for him to sustain such severe injuries … I beseech you to stop him!"
Ling shi said.
"Stop him? Breaking sound with sound is similar to a zhenqi duel. Unless one side loses, there's no way to stop it! If Elder Wu could stop it, he would have done so a long time ago … There's no need for him to execute the Zither Eight Trigram Steps. "
Pavilion Master Kang shook his head.
Demonic tunes were intricately linked to soul attacks, and it was completely different from zhenqi attacks. If one was unable to withstand it, one would at most be injured. However, if one were to stop it, the demonic tunes might assault one's mind, turning the cultivator into a retard!
This was precisely the reason why unless one of them was defeated, there was no way it would stop!
"Isn't this an examination of Soul Depth? Why … did it turn into a sound wave attack? "
Su shi and Ling shi's faces paled.
Isn't this an examination of Soul Depth? Why did they end up fighting?
Not to mention, it turned into a battle of life and death?
They knew that this fellow was a troublemaker, but they didn't expect him to cause such a huge ruckus in an examination of Soul Depth …
Su shi and Ling shi stared at one another, and they felt frenzied.
"I … don't get it either!"
Pavilion Master Kang's face was filled with dismay.
For the esteemed Pavilion Master Mingshi Tang Academy, the number one expert of the League of Nations, to be helpless before such a situation, it was indeed depressing.
More importantly … Even he couldn't understand why such a situation would occur!
He was truly speechless.
…
"What happened?"
"He's inscribing a formation plate?"
The other master teachers were dumbfounded. Luo Hua gongzi, Fu Xiaochen, and the others also widened their eyes in shock. They felt as though their hearts were about to leap out of their chests.
Having experienced the attack of the Demonic Tune of Psychosis for themselves, they knew how powerful it was!
Even Elder Wu, who was seated on the spot, was unable to withstand it. Now that he was walking on the Eight Trigrams Steps, how could he possibly withstand it?
But why … was the young man standing before him completely fine?
After a long moment, Fu Xiaochen suddenly thought of a possibility and said, "That fellow must have obtained some kind of bizarre music and used it to suppress Elder Wu's Demonic Tune of Psychosis!"
Other than this explanation, he couldn't think of any other explanation.
If he wasn't wrong, this fellow named Zhang Xuan must have been lucky enough to learn a music that could suppress Elder Wu, resulting in Elder Wu's current state.
"So what if he's able to suppress Elder Wu's Demonic Tune of Psychosis? This is an examination of one's Soul Depth, the number of inscriptions and diagrams one can inscribe on the formation plate! Since he's using the formation plate as a drum, it's useless no matter how well he plays it! "
Ruohuan gongzi harrumphed.
The others were taken aback for a moment before nodding their heads.
Indeed, this was an examination of one's Soul Depth, not one's fighting prowess. Even if one were to cause Elder Wu to spurt blood, it would still be futile if one didn't leave sufficient inscriptions and diagrams on the formation plate!
"Don't worry, I can see that his spear is stabbing randomly on the formation plate without any pattern at all … It's just that he's intentionally provoking Elder Wu and causing such a commotion!"
Waving his hands grandly, Ruohuan gongzi continued.
No matter how many times one stabs, no matter how powerful one's offense was, it would all be useless!
It was just like an examination. If one was asked to answer the question, and one wrote down the reasoning process of the calculus formula, no matter how high one's proficiency was, one's answer would still be wrong!
"The Demonic Tune of Psychosis is about to end!"
Just as Ruohuan gongzi was harrumphing coldly, a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd. Everyone immediately turned their gazes over.
At this moment, Elder Wu spurted a mouthful of blood as he advanced forward. He was already less than three meters away from Zhang Xuan, and the sound of the battle between the two grew louder and louder. It was so chaotic that it was impossible to tell which was the Demonic Tune of Psychosis and which was the knocking sound.
However, based on the time, the Demonic Tune of Psychosis should be ending soon.
"Let's hope that … Elder Wu is fine!"
Seeing how Elder Wu had spurted countless mouthfuls of blood and his face was as pale as a corpse, the crowd prayed in their hearts.
…
Just as everyone had guessed, the Demonic Tune of Psychosis was indeed about to end.
No matter how long the Demonic Tune of Psychosis was, there was still a time limit.
"It's done!"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief as his spear trembled non-stop. Previously, he had been too focused on striking the formation plate according to the flaws of the melody, so he didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.
At this moment, it was almost over. He couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xuan flicked the spear in his hand to complete the final syllable. Turning his head around, he saw a pale face before him.
"Ah!"
Shocked, Zhang Xuan flicked his spear and whipped it over.
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