Luo Luo could directly enter the Mausoleum of Books to view the monoliths, but she still pleaded with the Pope for an entire night. She still wanted to participate in the Grand Examination, even if she didn't care about her ranking. Why? This was because she wanted to clear the obstacles for her teacher, Chen Chang Sheng. In the duelling phase, every time she won an opponent, Chen Chang Sheng would have one less opponent.
From this point of view, the stronger her opponent was, the more in line with her intentions. Especially Gou Han Shi and Tian Hai Sheng Xue, who were publicly acknowledged to be the strongest. Even if she couldn't win against them, she wanted to make them expend a great deal of energy, at the very least, make them suffer heavy injuries. This way, when Chen Chang Sheng faced them, he would have a slight chance.
So when she drew Tian Hai Sheng Xue in the second round, everyone was shocked. Only she herself was calm, and even somewhat happy.
Chen Chang Sheng hadn't thought about why Luo Luo wanted to participate in the Grand Examination, but now that he was reminded by Tang Thirty-Six, he thought about it and understood the reason. Therefore, he lowered his head and looked at the brand new boots on his feet. After a long period of silence, he raised his head and said to Tang Thirty-Six: "I will definitely win."
Tang Thirty-Six looked at him and said, "You shouldn't say this to me, but to her."
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I don't need to tell her, she already knows."
Just as they were speaking, the door to the tower once again closed.
Today, the Grand Examination would be held in the Tower of Purging Dust, it was destined that this tower's door would close many times, and would close many more times in the future. The creaking sound of the door hinge became more and more ear-piercing, but none of the previous times had attracted more attention than this one; this creaking sound was the clearest.
This was the strongest battle since the start of this year's examination. One of them was the princess of White Emperor City. Her bloodline talent was extremely powerful, and she was able to change the Proclamation of Azure Clouds at the last minute. One was the grandnephew most favored by the Divine Empress, Tianhai Shengxue, who had successfully opened his Ethereal Opening in the bloody battle with the demon experts in front of Snowhold Pass.
Such a battle was naturally the focus of attention.
The lonely youth who had been standing outside of the crowd, his back to the world, turned around to look at the Tower of Purging Dust.
In the depths of Wofu Zhexiu's eyes that were like ice, a faint flame seemed to be rising.
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It was very quiet inside the tower.
Tianhai Shengxue and Luoluo stood facing each other, calmly bowing, then straightening their bodies.
No one made a move.
The sunlight of the Green Leaf World shone on Tian Hai Sheng Xue's face, making his skin whiter than snow.
Luoluo stood quietly, her picturesque features still as beautiful as a painting in this picturesque world.
Tian Hai Sheng Xue quietly listened to the voices coming from the upper floor, and suddenly laughed.
She had to admit that his smile was somewhat charming.
Luoluo naturally wouldn't be captivated, but she was a little confused. Why was it that Tianhai Shengxue didn't smile when they were outside the building? Why did he smile now?
"Many people want me to fight with Your Highness, because in the duelling phase of the Grand Examination, the only people who can defeat you are me and Gou Han Shi. Compared to Gou Han Shi, I seem to be more suitable to fight with you, because even if I were to truly injure you, the White Emperor and his wife would not be too angry at me for the sake of the Empress."
Tian Hai Sheng Xue looked at her and smiled, saying: "That's right, many people want to borrow my hand to eliminate Your Highness, the strongest fighter in Orthodox Academy. As for your intentions, I'm very clear, you just want to protect and escort Chen Chang Sheng, but I'm a little confused, even if you can defeat everyone, how can you guarantee that he will continue to win?"
Luoluo said: "As a disciple, I must do everything that I can, no matter how far my teacher can go."
"Somewhat interesting, no, it's very interesting."
The smile on Tian Hai Sheng Xue's face gradually faded, he was calm, even a little apathetic, and said: "Unfortunately, this duelling phase is the idea of the two Archbishops of the Orthodoxy, it's the idea of my family, it's the idea of certain people in the palace, and the idea of many others, but they have never considered my idea."
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In a quiet room within the tower, there were ten or so chairs arranged in a row.
The two esteemed Archbishops of the Orthodoxy's Holy Church sat at the East and West ends, Mo Yu and Prince Chen Liu sat in the centre, Xue Xing Chuan, Xu Shi Ji, the Bishop of Temple Seminary, the principal of Star Seizer Academy, three representatives from the Southern sects and a few other important personages, all sat in their respective chairs.
In this year's Grand Examination, those young cultivators had brought too many surprises and shocks, these important personages wanted to observe from a closer distance, to ensure that no problems would arise, therefore, they had come to the tower from the Hall of Zhao Wen. The first match that they were about to witness, would also be the strongest match, this was also one of their objectives.
The duel between Her Highness and Tian Hai Sheng Xue could proceed and a winner could be determined, but it definitely couldn't be like Zhe Xiu's match against Su Mo Yu, or Chen Chang Sheng's match against Huo Guang, where the examiners in charge of controlling the scene were caught unprepared and unable to react in time, resulting in the examinees sustaining heavy injuries; this was the promise that they had made to His Holiness and the Tian Hai clan.
Yet, they didn't think that this match that had attracted countless gazes, would, from the very start, enter an unexpected rhythm. It was as unexpected as Tian Hai Sheng Xue's silence and low profile in today's Grand Examination. There was no whipping of wind and rain, nor was there snow enveloping the Northern Pass, only Tian Hai Sheng Xue's calm voice incessantly resounded within the tower.
That's right, no one had considered Tian Hai Sheng Xue's intentions, this was the collective will of the Tian Hai clan.
Hearing Tian Hai Sheng Xue's words, the expressions of the two Archbishops of the Holy Church, as well as some other important personages, changed slightly.
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"What do I mean? It means to pursue. Of course I have my own pursuits in life, or rather, goals. "
Tian Hai Sheng Xue glanced towards the second floor, then retracted his gaze, looking back at Luo Luo, continuing to calmly and attentively say: "All these years, the Capital has always said that I'm jealous of Prince Chen Liu, because he was able to stay in the Imperial Palace since he was young, being able to study with Mo Yu from the Kingdom of Ping, but actually, they're all wrong, the one I'm truly jealous of is Mo Yu."
"The world only sees the Empress' trust in her, the power and glory bestowed upon her, but they've been blinded by that radiance, unable to see that she's already at the Star Fusion realm at such a young age. The Star Fusion realm … … all these years, everyone has been talking about Xu You Rong, Qiu Shan Jun, a few years ago, everyone was talking about Wang Po, talking about Xiao Zhang, but very few people have thought about how strong she really is. "
In the gloomy room on the second floor, many gazes fell upon Mo Yu, her expression was indifferent, as if the person Tian Hai Sheng Xue was talking about wasn't her at all.
"That's right, I'm the one with the most potential in the field of martial arts in the Tian Hai clan, everyone thinks that the reason I've returned from Yung Xue Pass to the Capital to participate in the Grand Examination is to obtain first upon the First Banner, but … … Qiu Shan Jun didn't come, even if I obtained first upon the First Banner, what meaning would there be? Could it prove that I'm stronger than Mo Yu? "
Tian Hai Sheng Xue suddenly stopped speaking, remaining silent for a long time, before continuing: "Fine, even if I defeated Qiu Shan Jun, it still wouldn't prove that I'm stronger than her, and if it was the me of the past, I would probably be willing to work hard for first upon the First Banner in the Grand Examination, because after all, that is glory."
Luo Luo looked at him in confusion, asking: "Don't you think so now?"
"What's the purpose of cultivation? It's strength. What's the purpose of strength? It's to live, to obtain even more power, and to obtain even more. "
Tian Hai Sheng Xue looked at her and calmly said: "The me of the past would think that first upon the First Banner in the Grand Examination was very important, it would at least help me gain some confidence when facing Mo Yu, but now, to me, the most important thing in the Grand Examination is that I will meet Your Highness, and you need me to fail."
After saying this, he once again looked towards the second floor, and said with a hint of arrogance: "What I'm about to say next, I suggest you all not hear it, or else, it will also be troublesome for you all."
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(See you tomorrow.)
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