Regardless of what Tang Thirty Six said, Su Mo Yu naturally had his own judgement and choice, as the representative of Li Palace College, he couldn't just directly admit defeat. Furthermore, his stubborn and dull nature had determined that even if his opponent was that mysterious and strong wolf-tribe youth, he wouldn't lose confidence.
He saluted the examiner in charge of the duel, then walked onto the stone steps outside the tower.
The crowd gradually parted, Zhe Xiu walked over, his footsteps didn't stop, directly entering the tower.
The examinees looked at the youth's slightly thin back, they all had different expressions on their faces. From early morning till now, aside from saying a single sentence to the examiner, no one else had heard his voice. They were all very curious as to how strong this wolf-tribe youth, widely known for being mysterious and cold-blooded, was and what kind of person he was. As for the result of this duel, not many people cared, because in many people's eyes, the result of this duel had already been decided. Su Mo Yu, who was ranked 33rd upon the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, obviously wasn't weak, but his opponent was just too strong.
Chen Chang Sheng turned around to look at Luo Luo who had a pensive look on her face, thinking back to the moment when the wolf-tribe youth had turned his head and given him a mental blow, he thought to himself that Luo Luo's defeat to Tian Hai Sheng Xue might be a good thing, at least she wouldn't have to face this youth and wouldn't be in any danger.
The wooden door to the tower slowly closed.
Not long after, it opened once again.
The examinees were a little stunned, although they knew that this duel wouldn't have any surprises, the fact that it had ended so quickly was still shocking.
The first to walk out of the tower should be the victor, the wolf-tribe youth, Zhe Xiu.
He stood on the stone steps, looking towards the woodlands, towards the direction of Orthodox Academy.
Throughout the course of the Grand Examination, this youth had always stood outside of the crowd, or at the very front, leaving everyone with only his back, at this moment, this was the first time many people had seen his face.
He wore a thin cotton robe with a cloth belt around his waist, his feet were bare, his trousers were three inches above his ankles, simple to the extreme.
He didn't have any weapons on him, but the feeling he gave off was extremely dangerous, akin to a sharpened blade, no, he was the blade's edge, that's right, his danger didn't lie in his physical form, but in that feeling, as if looking at him for too long would cause one's eyes to feel a stabbing pain.
Many examinees subconsciously retracted their gazes or looked elsewhere.
After a while, the tower's wooden door slowly closed, Su Mo Yu did not come out.
The examinees were a little surprised. Someone couldn't help but ask, "Didn't they say that the loser can stay behind?"
The Li Palace clergyman glanced at Zhexiu and slightly frowned, then said to the examinees: "Su Moyu's injuries are too severe, he has been sent out of the Education Palace for treatment."
Hearing these words, the area outside the Tower of Purging Dust fell into a deathly silence, the examinees found it hard to suppress their complex emotions, they once again turned their gazes towards the wolf-tribe youth.
There was shock in the eyes of the examinees, but more of it was fear.
Su Mo Yu was the most outstanding student of Li Palace College, a young genius ranked thirty-third on the Proclamation of Azure Clouds. Even if he wasn't a match for this person, the previous duel had only lasted for a short period of time, and there were presumably many examiners watching from the sidelines. In the end, this person still managed to injure Su Mo Yu so severely. Just how strong was this person?
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Within the Hall of Zhao Wen, the principal of Li Palace College stared at the image on the mirror, his face extremely gloomy.
At this time, the duel in the Tower of Purging Dust had already ended, there was only a patch of yellow sand on the mirror, that was the ground. At the bottom, there were a few patterns of green leaves and a few bloodstains.
Su Mo Yu had suffered extremely severe injuries, his life should not be in danger in Li Palace, but it was unknown whether it would affect his future cultivation.
He was the principal of Li Palace College, he had more than enough reasons to be angry, but he didn't know how to vent his anger.
Zhexiu and Su Mo Yu's duel had started too quickly, and ended even faster. Not to mention the Li Palace clergymen who were controlling the situation on the second floor, even if he was personally present, he still wouldn't have been able to prevent that tragic scene from happening, unless he had been present beforehand.
The four examinees of Orthodox Academy had all met the strongest opponents in the drawing of lots, that was the result of someone else's actions, he was very clear on the reason behind it. As for Su Mo Yu, the student that Li Palace College had placed their hopes on, for him to meet a monster like Zhexiu in the second round, it could only be said that his luck in the drawing of lots was too bad.
Su Mo Yu was forced to withdraw from the competition due to his heavy injuries, no matter how outstanding his results in the academic examination were, the most he could do was enter the Third Grade, advancing further was impossible.
At this point in the Grand Examination, all of Li Palace College's students had been eliminated, not to mention Li Shan Sword Sect and Scholartree Manor, Star Seizer Academy still had four people left, how could he endure this?
The principal of Li Palace College stood up, his face ashen, flicked his sleeves and left the Hall of Zhao Wen, no longer interested in the subsequent events of the Grand Examination.
Heavenly Academy's principal, Mao Qiu Yu, had already left due to his dissatisfaction with the fact that some important figures had secretly influenced the drawing of lots, forcing Orthodox Academy into a desperate situation.
At this moment, within the Hall of Zhao Wen, only the principals of three of the Six Ivies remained.
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The second round of the Duelling Phase of the Grand Examination continued, the wind of fists and rain of swords never ceased, True Essence was restlessly agitated, but these were all events that occurred within the Tower of Purging Dust, very few of these events were transmitted outside. In the following matches, Zhuang Huan Yu easily defeated his opponents, Qi Jian and Guan Fei Bai from Li Shan Sword Sect also didn't take long to enter the third round, the next to be sent out was the young scholar from Scholartree Manor.
Amongst the four from Scholartree Manor that were participating in this year's Grand Examination, he was the youngest and also the strongest, Zhong Hui.
Standing upon the stone steps in front of the Tower of Purging Dust, looking at the scene before him, his expression was a little ugly. In the past, he had naturally been the focus of attention within Scholartree Manor, even if the Grand Examination was a gathering of experts, logically speaking, when it was his turn to fight, he should have attracted the attention of many examinees, yet, no one was looking at him, this made him feel very uncomfortable.
It wasn't that the examinees didn't value him, a young expert that ranked ninth upon the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, had the qualifications to be valued, it was just that Zhong Hui's opponent didn't have much of a reputation, coincidentally, the next match was the focal point of everyone's attention, therefore, at this moment, the gazes of the crowd didn't fall upon him, but upon two other places.
The woodlands where the group from Orthodox Academy were, and the riverside where the four disciples of Li Shan were.
The next match would be Tang Thirty Six's turn, Chen Chang Sheng was currently crouched on the ground, incessantly talking to him, his hand holding onto a branch, writing and drawing on the ground. Luo Luo was crouched to the side, using her hand to support her chin, earnestly listening, Xuan Yuan Po stood above, using his tall and sturdy body to block the gazes of the crowd.
Chen Chang Sheng was currently explaining some of the essentials of Li Shan Sword Arts, this had nothing to do with last-minute practice, rather, it was extremely focused guidance, this was because he was using the essentials of Li Shan Sword Arts Arts as a comparison to Liang Ban Hu's few famous battle examples. The lines that the branch had drawn on the ground, were all sword forms.
Liang Ban Hu was the opponent that Tang Thirty Six was about to face.
"The amount and purity of your True Essence is definitely inferior to your opponent's."
Chen Chang Sheng put down the branch, looking at Tang Thirty Six's unconcerned expression, he said seriously: "Even after coming to the Capital, you aren't as lazy as you were in Wen Shui, but you know how hard it is for Li Shan disciples to train in the sword, therefore, there's no need to argue, you are inferior to your opponent."
Tang Thirty Six spread out his hands, indicating that he didn't mean anything else.
Chen Chang Sheng glanced at the riverside and continued: "You and him are at the same level, as long as you don't pass that threshold, the difference between the upper stage of Meditation won't have too much of an effect on a battle, therefore, if you want to defeat him, you have to work on your moves and make a fuss."
Tang Thirty Six's expression became serious, he asked: "How do I start?"
Chen Chang Sheng said: "Attack first."
Tang Thirty Six slightly raised his eyebrows, "Isn't that the same as what you and Xuan Yuan Po did in the first round?"
Chen Chang Sheng said: "It's not the same, because all the attacks are feints, you have to prepare at least twenty moves as a continuous attack, not giving Liang Ban Hu any chance to think, you have to try to make him make a mistake, then when the sword form is about to be completed, he will definitely think that you are going to use the Three Forms of Wen Shui, that will be our chance."
Speaking to this point, he picked up the branch again and wrote a few words on the ground.
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"Tang Tang and you are at the same level of cultivation, after studying with Chen Chang Sheng for such a long time at the Tradition Academy, he must have improved his mastery of sword arts, he won't be weaker than you or me, but the amount and purity of his True Essence is definitely not as good as yours, his willpower is also not as good as yours."
Gou Han Shi reached out his hand and scooped some water from the riverside, washed his face, glanced at the direction of the Tradition Academy people, then continued: "Tang Tang's most outstanding trait is his personality, he likes to take the unusual path, and when he's angry, it's quite interesting. If I were Chen Chang Sheng, I would definitely place my only chance of winning on my moves."
Qi Jian listened on the side, he was a bit confused and asked: "Senior, since the sword arts are about the same, how can we use moves to win?"
"The sequence of sword moves, the timing, the choice, as well as using the sword moves to create momentum." Gou Han Shi patiently explained to him.
Hearing this, Guan Fei Bai remembered the time when he and Princess Luo Luo fought at the Ivy League gathering, he silently nodded.
Liang Ban Hu looked at the riverside, his slightly immature face was full of confidence and calmness, he said: "Chen Chang Sheng must be giving him ideas right now."
"Correct."
Gou Han Shi looked at him and said: "Chen Chang Sheng will definitely think of a way for Tang Tang to use his sword moves to condense momentum, and then use a surprising method to forcefully find a chance of victory. As I said before, Tang Tang's most outstanding trait is that crazy and fierce energy, so I think that the sword move he will use after condensing momentum will not be the Three Forms of Wen Shui, because although those three moves are powerful, they are not fierce enough."
Liang Ban Hu was pensive, he began to recall those sword scrolls he had seen in Mount Li's Sword Hall.
Guan Fei Bai thought it over and realized that if it really was as his senior guessed, then there really wasn't any good way to deal with it. If he were to enter the field and fight Tang Tang, he could probably only rely on his True Essence to fight.
"Fight with force," Gou Han Shi said to Liang Ban Hu.
Liang Ban Hu was somewhat confused, but Guan Fei Bai was even more shocked, thinking, isn't this the stupidest method?
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