After the eighth match, some old Grand Scholars sighed softly. No matter how good their words were, they were still old. Anything could happen in a battle, not to mention this year's Mitani Lien Chan. The Demon Realm would definitely go all out. The three Demon Generals, three Demon Commanders, and three Demon Marquises were at least the sons of the Great Sages. They might even be the strongest lineup of the entire Ancestor God Race.
The Ancestor God Race had the bloodline of the Ancestor God Race. Because the Demon Barbarians had the powerful talent to stimulate the bloodline of their ancestors, the Ancestor God Race was exceptionally powerful.
However, the human race had never admitted defeat!
The Ancestor God Race was innately powerful. The human race might not be as strong as the Ancestor God Race in the beginning, or even weaker than the ordinary Demon Race. However, through continuous learning and tempering, they could eventually obtain strength that was not inferior to the Ancestor God Race!
The two old men who had level-four battle poems had this kind of strength!
In the history of the human race, there were some people who were not considered geniuses, but after many years of hard work, they shone brightly.
Ma Rong and Luo Ke, who had fourth level battle poems, were both over eighty years old. In the eighth match, both of them scored less than fifty points!
Grand Secretary Guo sighed softly and said, "Those who scored less than fifty points, please leave the drill ground."
Many old men left.
After eight matches, there were only ninety-one people left on the drill ground.
However, Ma Rong quickly walked towards the Grand Scholar He Qionghai of the Battle Hall. No one knew what he said, but He Qionghai asked Grand Secretary Guo to go over. Soon, Grand Secretary Guo brought Ma Rong back to the team.
The Grand Scholars present were not ordinary Grand Scholars. They either had rich experience or an extraordinary family. No one doubted it because everyone knew that Ma Rong's return was definitely not due to cheating.
Fang Yun sighed inwardly. There was only one reason why Ma Rong could return. Ma Rong was willing to burn his lifespan in this Mitani Lien Chan and activate the Jade Blood Loyal Heart. He was prepared to die in this battle.
As an old Grand Scholar with fourth level battle poems and an experienced warrior, once Ma Rong activated the Jade Blood Loyal Heart. His chances of winning would increase by at least ten percent!
Soon after, Luo Ke also found the two Grand Scholars. Then, he returned to the team.
The atmosphere in the drill ground was somewhat solemn. If it had been an ordinary Mitani Lien Chan, the two old Grand Scholars would never have risked their lives to participate. However, this year, the Mitani Lien Chan was held in advance. Moreover, everyone knew that it was very important. Therefore, the two Grand Scholars would rather die to obtain victory for the human race in this year's Mitani Lien Chan!
"The ninth round, a competition of literary courage." After Grand Secretary Guo finished speaking, an emerald bird appeared on the drill ground.
Ming Qi!
They were one of the most unique Yao races. They could make strange sounds and ignore the defensive techniques of the human race. Only the power of Literary Courage could resist them.
Every time Mitani Lien Chan, the Demon Realm would send out a powerful Mingqi Bird!
Before anyone could prepare, the Ming Qi Bird opened its tough beak. It made an extremely ear-piercing sound.
Over fifty Grand Scholars instantly fainted!
Almost all of the Grand Scholars who were still standing were shivering with sweat on their foreheads as they painfully resisted the cries of Ming Qi.
The eliminated Grand Scholar sighed softly. They discussed in low voices.
"I've participated in the Three Valleys Selection many times, but I've never seen anyone get more than eighty-five points in the ninth round. The highest score in history never exceeded ninety points."
"Although the older Grand Scholars have a strong accumulation of literary courage, their realm is not high. Although the geniuses have a high realm of literary courage, they are far from the Grand Scholars in the previous rounds, so their final ranking is very low. "
"However. Fang Xusheng is different! "
"Yes, I forgot about him. I heard that his literary courage is extremely strong! "
Everyone looked at Fang Yun.
Different from the other Grand Scholars, Fang Yun did not move.
The Grand Scholars present fell one after another. After twenty breaths, only Fang Yun was still standing. He still did not move, as if Ming Qi did not exist.
Grand Secretary Guo smiled and said, "We all know that your literary courage is strong. Now that you are one hundred percent, you can try to fight back."
Fang Yun nodded and suddenly released the power of Literary Courage. An invisible wind exploded in all directions.
"Uh …"
The Grand Marshal Ming Qi Bird rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground, his whole body stiff.
"As expected of Fang Xusheng!"
Everyone sincerely admired him.
"What if it was a Grand Marshal Ming Qi Bird?" Grand Secretary Guo asked.
Fang Yun thought and said, "I'm not afraid of ordinary Grand Marshals, but I'm afraid of those who use Grand Marshal treasures."
Grand Secretary Guo nodded. Humans used literary treasures, while Grand Marshals also had treasures. The Grand Marshals had fewer treasures, but each of them was very powerful.
Mitani Lien Chan had a rule that humans could bring three literary treasures, while Grand Marshals could also bring three treasures. However, because Grand Marshals' treasures needed to be nourished by blood to be effective, Grand Marshals usually only used one treasure.
After the nine rounds, Grand Secretary Guo looked at the last thirty or so people left on the field and said, "Everyone can look at the screen. The person in first place will get a spot in Mitani Lien Chan. As for the other two spots, they will be chosen from the second to the tenth place. Of course, if the scholars after the tenth place are not convinced and think that they can defeat Fang Yun, they can challenge the nine people after him. Other than the Star Position Power and the Blue Blood Feather Heart, they can use everything else. "
Fang Yun followed the others to the spectator stand.
Then, the people in the lower ranks started to challenge the people in the top ten.
There were more than twenty challengers, but in the end, only three of them succeeded.
After the new second to tenth place finished ranking, the nine people started to take turns to challenge each other.
In the end, the four strongest people would be decided. These four people would go with Fang Yun to the three valleys. However, the two people who were ranked at the bottom were only substitutes. This was to prevent Fang Yun and the other two from having any problems along the way.
After the five people were ranked, Fang Yun took the first place, followed by Ma Rong from Borderline Mountain. The third place was not Luo Ke, who also had a Fourth Realm Battle Poem, but an old Jinshi Meng Wu from the Mencius. Although he did not have a Fourth Realm Battle Poem, he had many Third Realm and Second Realm Battle Poems. Moreover, he was better at fighting with words and was younger than Luo Ke by more than ten years. Luo Ke was ranked fourth, and Zong Jibing from Gyeongo was ranked fifth because of his great improvement in strength.
After the Jinshi Selection, the Hanlin Academies from all over the country appeared on the drill ground one after another.
The Jinshi scores on the screen had not been erased, which caused a lot of discussion among the new Hanlin Academies. Many of them took the initiative to greet Fang Yun.
After all the Hanlin Academies arrived, the Hanlin Academies Selection began.
Fang Yun stood on the spectator stand and watched. The Hanlin Academies Selection was slightly different from the Jinshi Selection. Unlike the Jinshi Selection, most of the old Hanlin Academies were from aristocratic families.
After the Hanlin Academies Selection began, Fang Yun was secretly satisfied. These old Hanlin Academies were too strong. Three of them had even mastered a Fourth Realm Battle Poem, which was as powerful as a Great Scholar Battle Poem! As for the Third Realm and Second Realm Battle Poems, everyone knew them. They were brilliant and dazzling.
Whether it was the control of fighting with words, the understanding of battle poems, or the timing of attacks, they all had their merits. Fang Yun learned as he watched.
Peng Zhaozhao from the Armless Academy also participated in the Three Valleys Selection. In terms of battle poems, he was completely behind the old Hanlin Academies. His total score was not even in the top ten. However, in the final literary challenge, he directly challenged the second-ranked Hanlin Academies. With the powerful Ancient Calamity Sword, he won and took the second place. However, everyone knew that he was likely to be stronger than the first-ranked Hanlin Academies.
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