Fang Xingjian looked at Hogan's back, baffled, and continued to look at the second sword technique.
Not long after, another sword technique appeared in his Techniques Column, Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth.
Different from the Nine-Headed Dragon Sword Technique, which required extreme twisting of the body's flexibility and development of the body's potential, this Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth was a Nurturing technique, a Training technique, or something else. From start to finish, it was just one slash after another. The only difference was that each slash's method of channeling force, angle, and technique were all different. The densely packed annotations at the side of the murals gave one a headache.
There were over ten examinees who were also learning this set of sword technique, standing before the first mural, thinking hard. Some of them shook their heads, wondering if they could learn another set of sword techniques like Fang Xingjian, but they were also worried that the other set would be even more difficult, and they would have wasted another hour.
Fang Xingjian, on the other hand, had a smooth progress. He would be able to understand the diagrams and annotations after looking at them once or twice.
However, this time around, his performance was not as fast as before. Instead, he stayed in front of each mural for a long time, and used his longsword to continuously demonstrate the moves, looking as if he was concentrating on comprehending the sword technique.
However, in the eyes of others, his slow movements were still extremely fast. Before midnight, he had finished looking through all the murals for the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth.
However, with the previous example, his actions were once again seen by others as being deliberately mystifying.
When the last ten minutes were about to end, everyone planned to wait until the end before queuing up with the examiner. While everyone was still immersed in their training, Fang Xingjian carried his longsword and walked towards the examiner's room next door.
Ogden said in astonishment, "What is this guy doing? Is he crazy … Could it be that he has already learned that set of sword technique? " Thinking of this, he shook his head, "That's impossible. Kaunitz has only learned half of it. How could he have already learned it? Moreover, he has wasted an hour. Hmph hmph, is it because the pressure from the examination is too great that he has given up? Right, previously, he was lectured by Kaunitz every day, and as a result, he did not dare to come to the sword pavilion. His willpower is very weak, so it's not strange that he has given up on the examination. What trash, wasting his talent. "
Kaunitz raised his head as well, looking at Fang Xingjian in bewilderment. "His talent is definitely not stronger than mine... But why did he go so early? What was he thinking? But if that's the case, his chances of passing the Prefectural Selection this time around will be very slim. "
One of the invigilators raised his eyebrows, but Fang Xingjian didn't break any rules by leaving early, so he just asked as usual, "Are you going to the examiner for the assessment? Are you sure? "
"I'm sure." Fang Xingjian nodded and said.
Therefore, under the gazes of many people who were bewildered, doubtful, disdainful, and disdainful, Fang Xingjian slowly walked toward the seven examiners.
After entering the room, the seven examiners sat on their respective chairs. When they saw Fang Xingjian walk in, their eyes were filled with surprise.
Usually, in the third stage, very few examinees would come in early. They would only come at the last moment and queue up to enter.
A white-bearded examiner looked at the staff member at the side and asked, "Is it time already?"
The staff member replied, "There's still ten minutes left."
The white-bearded old man looked at Fang Xingjian with interest. "Lad, there's still ten minutes left. Why did you come in so early? Why didn't you spend more time thinking outside? In ten minutes, you might have learned an additional move. "
The other examiners also looked at Fang Xingjian curiously. Only the main examiner, Huang Lin, smirked, revealing a mysterious smile.
Fang Xingjian replied, "Because I've finished learning?"
"Finished learning?" The white-bearded old man said in astonishment, "You're saying that you finished learning a set of martial arts from the mural in six hours?"
"Mmm." Fang Xingjian nodded and said, "Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth."
"How is that possible?" The white-bearded old man stood up, his face filled with disbelief. "Do you know how long it would take for an ordinary person to learn this sword technique? A whole half a year! Even a Knight would need at least a day to learn this set of swordsmanship. "You're saying that you've learned it in six hours?"
The other examiners also broke out into discussion. All sorts of suspicions and hostile gazes kept sweeping up and down Fang Xingjian's body, as if they were going to tear him into pieces at the next moment.
Fang Xingjian said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, "Let me demonstrate this sword technique once and you'll know."
The white-bearded old man was so angry that he laughed. "Alright, alright, alright. Demonstrate it once for me to see."
Fang Xingjian drew out his longsword and slashed down at the old man across space. An aura of dominating the world gushed forth, and at the same time, Fang Xingjian, who was performing this slash, felt as if all the bones and muscles throughout his body had been run over by a truck. Even his muscles felt a little sore.
It was clear that this sword technique gathered the power of all the bones and muscles, including the five viscera and six bowels, into one slash. It had a very high requirement for one's physical attributes and toughness.
After one slash, another slash followed. Following that, Fang Xingjian slashed sixteen times in a row without stopping. With each slash, there would be sword gales gushing forth, and the air turbulence swept through the entire room like a tempest.
With each slash, Fang Xingjian's muscles became redder and hotter. White perspiration kept on oozing out from his body, increasing in quantity. It made him feel as if he had just run a few hundred kilometers.
Slash slash slash slash!
With each slash that Fang Xingjian performed, the examiners present became increasingly astonished. They looked at Fang Xingjian as if they were looking at a monster.
This was especially so for the white-bearded old man. As Fang Xingjian slashed out with each slash, his eyes grew increasingly wide. In the end, his eyes were almost popping out. He pointed at Fang Xingjian, who had just performed the Hegemonic Qi Slash of Heavens and Earth, and said in disbelief, "You … You … You've really learned it?"
All the other examiners were also in disbelief. They looked at Fang Xingjian as if they were looking at a monster.
Seeing Fang Xingjian nod, an examiner suddenly asked, "That's not right. Have you learned this sword technique before?"
"Mmm, that's possible."
"It's not like the examination questions have never been leaked before."
"That's right. We have to investigate this matter thoroughly. Otherwise, if the examination questions were leaked, we'd become a joke."
In an instant, all the examiners started whispering to each other. Their gazes toward Fang Xingjian were filled with all sorts of judgements and suspicions.
This was very normal. When most examiners encountered such a situation, they would probably ask the examiner to thoroughly investigate the other party multiple times to ascertain the authenticity of the matter.
Fang Xingjian had long since expected this. However, he was not afraid of any investigation. It was because he was very clear about the entire examination process. His previous experience in The School of Sword Arts had also been very simple. At most, he would just have to learn another sword technique. This could be easily verified.
Just as most of the examiners were shouting out one after another, Huang Lin, who had been silent all this while, smiled and said, "Everyone, didn't you guys find it strange earlier and ask me why I gave this lad full marks in the second stage?"
After all, Huang Lin was a second transition Conferred Knight. He obviously had a lot of prestige among the examiners. With his words, everyone quietened down.
Huang Lin revealed a mysterious smile, looked at Fang Xingjian and asked, "Your Grizzly Bear Sword Technique is probably not only at level 10, right? It's a pity that Nurturing techniques are mainly used on one's body, improving one's physique and increasing one's potential. Therefore, I'm the only one who could tell. "
"What? His Grizzly Bear Sword Technique has broken through to level 10? "
"He's really a genius?"
"If that's really the case, then he's a genius. No, he's a super genius."
All the examiners looked at Fang Xingjian with scorching gazes, as if they were looking at a treasure trove. As for whether Huang Lin's words were correct or not, they had never doubted the veracity of a Conferred Knight's words.
Moreover, even if they did not investigate this matter, once Fang Xingjian entered the Knight Academy, it would be exposed sooner or later.
With regards to this problem, Fang Xingjian had long since been prepared to reveal a portion of his talent. After all, it was impossible for a person who could learn a set of sword technique and reach level 1 within a few hours to only have a level 10 Grizzly Bear Sword Technique.
Therefore, he said calmly, "Level 15."
In that instant, he felt the gazes of the examiners looking at him become ten times more scorching.
Huang Lin coughed and said calmly, "Have you acknowledged a Master? I'm talking about a one-to-one personal disciple. "
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