The torrential rain abruptly stopped, the clear light once again shone upon the ground beneath the Tower of Purging Dust, the yellow sand beneath had been washed away by the rain, creating a ravine that resembled the famous highland in the Northwest, bordering the sea.
The scholar from Scholartree Manor was lying in a corner, his long gown drenched by the rain and blood.
Luo Luo retracted her whip, quietly standing in her original spot, as if she hadn't made a move, her noble air was evident, her dominance unparalleled.
"Her Highness … she's only fourteen this year, right?"
The principal of Star Seizer Academy stood by the window, looking at the scene below, he sighed: "This is a bit too exaggerated."
It was indeed exaggerated, it wasn't that Luo Luo's methods in this match were exquisite, on the contrary, her attacks weren't exquisite at all, they were like a torrential storm, relying on her absolute strength to crush her opponent, extremely simple, this was what it meant to be the Emperor's hegemony within the storm.
If Luo Luo were to encounter an opponent of the highest level, such as Gou Han Shi, who had already completed his Ethereal Opening, she naturally wouldn't be able to suppress him in such a tyrannical manner, but against cultivators of the same level, whether it was in terms of True Essence quantity or purity, or in terms of berserk output, her absolute superiority made her nearly invincible.
The White Emperor's clan's bloodline talent was indeed tyrannical to the extreme – the personages watching the match from above were all shocked speechless, thinking to themselves that the Council of Divine Ordinance's evaluation was indeed correct, within the younger generation, aside from Xu You Rong and Qiu Shan Jun, no one else had the qualifications to compare their bloodline talent to Her Highness'.
At this point, the duelling phase of the Grand Examination was finally beginning to reach its climax, the show was about to begin.
After Luo Luo defeated the scholar from Scholartree Manor, it was immediately followed by the battle between the wolf-tribe youth, Zhe Xiu, and Guan Fei Bai. This battle had attracted everyone's attention, Chen Chang Sheng was no exception. He was even more concerned than the other examinees – Tian Hai Sheng Xue had already withdrawn from the competition, causing him to feel uneasy, the only person that could threaten or harm Luo Luo was Zhe Xiu.
The door to the tower once again closed, the match had begun.
The battle between Zhe Xiu and Guan Fei Bai had entered its most intense phase right from the start, the Tower of Purging Dust's soundproofing formation was instantly broken. The examinees outside the tower didn't even have the time to mentally prepare themselves before they heard one sound after another, one louder than the other. Some of the examinees with slightly weaker spiritual senses instantly paled, their seas of consciousness were almost shaken by those sounds.
Those loud and clear sounds were not the sounds of slapping, nor were they the sounds of collisions. There was a certain sharpness to them. It should be the sound of swords cutting through the air.
The southern diplomatic mission had been in the capital for a long time, and the four people from the Li Shan Sword Sect had attracted a lot of attention. Now, many people knew that Qi Jian used the legendary sword of the Li Shan Commandment Hall, while Guan Feibai used a very ordinary sword that was only worth five taels of silver. Hearing the mournful sound of the sword, the people outside the building were shocked. To be able to use an ordinary longsword that was only worth five taels of silver to emit such a bright sword cry, Guan Feibai's true essence must be extremely vigorous! What was even more shocking was the Wolf Tribe youth, Zhexiu. Without a weapon, just what method was he using to resist that terrifying sword?
The sword cries became increasingly mournful, the world within the Education Pagoda reacted, the clouds in the blue sky began to slowly move, constantly changing shape; at one moment, it was like a craggy cliff, at another, it was like a turbid wave crashing against the shore, sword intent crisscrossed within, extremely somber. Yet, the shape of the clouds couldn't be maintained for long, it was as if the wind was howling within the wilderness, or as if a pack of wolves were howling.
Outside the tower was deathly silent, many examinees were shocked by the scene and sounds they heard, their faces paled. They couldn't imagine, if they were in the tower at this moment, whether it was facing those sword moves that were crisscrossing through the clouds or those terrifying and mournful howls of the wind, what else could they do besides immediately conceding and surrendering?
The expression on Chen Chang Sheng's face also became more and more serious.
During the Ivy League gathering, Guan Fei Bai had once tested sword moves against Luo Luo, although he hadn't used his true essence at the time, he could clearly see that this person was extremely talented and had painstakingly cultivated; his skill in the way of the sword was extremely outstanding. It was rumoured that within the Divine State's Seven Laws, his skill in the way of the sword was second only to Qiu Shan Jun, this was very reasonable … yet, it was clear that he still had no way of suppressing his current opponent.
Just how strong was that wolf-tribe youth called Zhe Xiu?
After an unknown amount of time, the howls of the swords gradually faded, there was also no longer any howls of the wind, what followed was a creaking sound.
The door to the tower opened.
Zhe Xiu walked out from the tower, his face slightly pale, his expression still as apathetic as before, his cold eyes devoid of any emotion, he didn't seem human at all.
He walked down the stone steps, his speed was slightly slow, every time he lifted his knee, there seemed to be some problem.
It was only now that people noticed that there was a faint stain of blood on his left knee.
After a moment, a stream of blood flowed down his trousers to his ankle.
He didn't wear shoes, remaining barefooted, therefore, this stream of blood could be seen very clearly.
Soon after, Guan Fei Bai also walked out of the tower, his posture was still tall and straight, his clothes that had been washed to the point of faintly whitening didn't have any tears, nor were there any traces of blood, it seemed as if he hadn't been injured.
People watched as he walked towards the side of the stream, they were a little shocked, thinking to themselves, could it be that Guan Fei Bai had won so easily?
Zhe Xiu walked to the grass outside of the crowd, sat down and began to regulate his breathing, he closed his eyes, ignoring the discussions coming from all around him.
His sitting posture was a little strange, he wasn't sitting cross-legged, but on his own ankles, it looked more like he was squatting.
At this time, Guan Fei Bai walked to the side of the stream, he looked at Gou Han Shi, preparing to say something.
Gou Han Shi shook his head, indicating for him not to speak, he raised his right hand, his fingers were like the wind, quick as lightning, he tapped on Guan Fei Bai's chest three times, injecting a stream of True Qi into him.
Guan Fei Bai's face slightly reddened, then turned pale, this repeated three times, then with a 'pu' sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
This mouthful of blood splattered on the grass by the side of the stream, with a 'chi la' sound, the grass withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, then fell off.
There was an uproar, only now did the examinees realize that he had actually suffered such a heavy injury, he had only endured it until now, only then did his injuries erupt.
The mouthful of blood that he spat out had no poison, only remnants of Zhe Xiu's fierce True Essence. If Gou Han Shi hadn't acted in time, that Zhe Xiu's True Essence might have been concealed within Guan Fei Bai's body. Even so, at this moment, his face was pale, extremely haggard, as if he had just suffered a serious illness.
Thinking of how that wolf-tribe youngster had acted so viciously, Liang Ban Hu looked over, his gaze slightly cold, Qi Jian's small face flushed red with anger.
Guan Fei Bai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, saying: "You can't blame others for being inferior."
Gou Han Shi patted his shoulder, expressing his consolation and praise.
At this time, the Li Palace clergyman appeared on the stone steps, announcing: "Star Seizer Academy, Zhang Ting Tao wins."
At this point, the third round of the Duelling Tournament had ended.
Outside the Tower of Purging Dust, it was silent, no one cheered, not even the sound of discussion.
This was because everyone could already foresee that the Duelling Tournament would become more and more intense, naturally, it would also become more and more bloody and cruel.
Under this somewhat oppressive and uneasy atmosphere, the top 16 of the Duelling Tournament were decided, immediately following which was the fourth round of the Duelling Tournament.
What no one could have imagined was that Zhe Xiu would immediately enter the stage again, his opponent, was another young expert from Li Mountain Sword Sect, Qi Jian.
Consecutively encountering two strong opponents, with no time to rest between the two matches, even though this was the result of drawing lots, it was still somewhat unfair. If it was a normal examinee, perhaps they would ask the examiners to give them some time to rest, but Zhe Xiu still didn't say anything, his expression indifferent as he walked into the Tower of Purging Dust.
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It was very quiet inside the tower, the battle had already ended, Zhe Xiu looked at the yellow sand in front of him, as if he had returned to his home during the summer. Past Deer Cry Slope was a river, there were soybeans and sorghum growing there, one didn't need to hunt and could still fill one's stomach, but no matter how fragrant the sorghum was, it still couldn't compare to the fragrance of meat.
I am a wolf from the North.
A wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat, this is a matter of course.
Even though you're still a child, since you're an opponent, of course I have to be merciless, why are you so angry?
He looked at his opponent, for the first time, his indifferent face revealed some emotion, this emotion was hard to describe, it was very strange.
Qi Jian stood in front of him, his black hair had scattered during the battle, draping over his shoulders, making him seem even thinner and weaker.
Gentle Stream Temple's Ye Xiao Lian, Orthodox Academy's Xuan Yuan Po and him, they were the three youngest participants of this year's Grand Examination.
His face was very young and tender, currently filled with anger.
Zhe Xiu couldn't understand Qi Jian's anger, thinking about the few moves he had used in close combat, even though they were somewhat sinister, but … a battle was a matter of life and death, so what if they were sinister? Could it be that the elders of your Li Shan Sword Sect didn't teach you how to fight? Previously, your senior's performance was much more carefree and at ease than yours.
Previously, after he had used those sinister moves, for some reason, Qi Jian flew into a rage, no longer being as cautious as before. His true essence erupted, dozens of sword moves were unleashed in a frenzy, like a madman, tangling with Zhe Xiu. If Zhe Xiu hadn't walked the line between life and death for so many years, he really would have been hacked to death by Qi Jian's sword.
If Gou Han Shi knew of his junior's performance, he would definitely be very gratified.
Even a monster like Zhe Xiu, thinking about Qi Jian's fire-like frenzy of sword moves, felt some lingering fear.
Sometimes, anger was truly a type of power.
Regrettably, anger was a power that couldn't be sustained for long, Qi Jian's frenzy of sword moves didn't manage to kill Zhe Xiu, Zhe Xiu still obtained the final victory.
Exiting the tower, Qi Jian walked up to Gou Han Shi, his lips were slightly puckered and his eyes were slightly red, appearing extremely wronged.
"What happened?" Gou Han Shi slightly raised his eyebrows, it was obvious that this was the first time he had truly become angry.
Qi Jian wiped away his tears and said: "It's nothing, senior, you have to help me get revenge."
Gou Han Shi glanced at the distant Zhe Xiu and said: "Okay."
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The wolf-tribe youth, Zhe Xiu, had won two matches in a row, consecutively eliminating two of the Divine State's Seven Laws, this shocked many.
But what truly shocked everyone was that Chen Chang Sheng had won again.
In the first three rounds, Chen Chang Sheng's opponents had been too weak in the first and third rounds, in the second round, he had encountered Scholartree Manor's Huo Guang. Although Huo Guang was strong, he hadn't entered the Proclamation of Azure Clouds, many people couldn't accurately judge Chen Chang Sheng's level. In this round, his opponent was a young expert from Shuang City.
This young expert from Shuang City was ranked in the twenties upon the Proclamation of Azure Clouds.
Just when everyone thought that the story of Chen Chang Sheng's participation in the Grand Examination would come to an end, he once again shocked everyone, defeating his opponent.
Everyone found it hard to understand how he had won.
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(I'm too hungry, I'll first eat something before writing, the next chapter will come later.)
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