The combat examination had ended, and so had the first imperial examination of the imperial court. What the examinees needed to do next was to wait for the results of the written examination.
Li Mu was about to leave the drill ground when a voice came from behind him.
"Martial scholar, please wait."
Li Mu turned around and followed the source of the voice. He saw a figure walking towards him.
That person had a tall stature and a square face. As he slowly walked over, an extremely strong oppressive feeling also came rushing over.
All the examinees knew this person. He was the chief examiner of this examination, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, and also a cultivator of the sixth realm.
Li Mu clasped his fists and asked, "Is there anything else, Lord Assistant Minister?"
The assistant minister of the Ministry of War smiled and said, "I have left the army for many years. It has been many years since I've seen such an exciting battle of the martial way. I'm excited by the prospect and can't help but want to spar with the martial scholar."
Li Mu looked at him in shock. No matter how confident he was in himself, he was not arrogant enough to challenge the Dongxuan.
As if reading his thoughts, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War added, "Rest assured, martial scholar. We will not use spells or supernatural powers. We will only spar with martial arts. We will not go overboard."
Since it was like this, Li Mu couldn't refuse anymore.
He nodded and pointed at the drill ground beside him. "Please."
On the drill ground, the examinees and the examinees were about to leave when they suddenly stopped.
On the drill ground, two figures were engaged in close combat. It was difficult to tell who had the upper hand.
At first, the official of the Ministry of War thought that someone was fighting on the drill ground. When he got closer, he realized that it was the assistant minister and the martial scholar, Li Mu.
Soon after, many people's faces were filled with extreme shock.
Who was the assistant minister? Before he became the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, he was a famous general in the Great Zhou. He had killed countless cultivators of the Yao Kingdom on the battlefield. In terms of martial arts, there were not many people in the Great Zhou who could beat him.
A young man who was not even 20 years old was actually on par with him in martial arts.
One had to know that martial arts and spells were different. As long as one had enough mana, they could learn spells and spells. However, without experiencing life and death battles, without a lot of battle experience, it was very difficult to make any progress in martial arts.
He was so young, but his attainments in martial arts were so profound. It was simply inconceivable.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.
The Zhou brothers and Prince Nan's Crown Prince watched from afar with fear on their faces.
They had stayed in the Academy for two years and had heard of Li Mu's name.
Especially the Zhou brothers. Because of Zhou Chu's death, Li Mu and the Zhou family had an irreconcilable blood feud.
However, this did not mean that they would take Li Mu seriously. Everything that he had done was merely because he had the support of the Empress. If it had been anyone else, the result would have been the same.
However, today's combat examination had greatly shocked them.
They had been trained as the Crown Prince. A qualified Crown Prince had to be able to rule the country and maintain order in martial arts. In terms of cultivation, they were confident that they could compete with any genius in the world, including the core disciples of the Four Sects and Six Schools.
Only this Li Mu had shattered their confidence.
Zhou Feng took a deep breath and said, "Martial arts cannot represent all one's strength. When cultivators fight, Fu-lu and magic weapons are the key to victory."
Although this was somewhat self-comforting, it was also the truth. A low-level cultivator using a high-level Fu-lu to instantly kill a mid-level cultivator was not uncommon in the cultivation world. In most cases, when cultivators fought, it was still based on who had more Fu-lu, better pills, and stronger magic weapons. Other than on the battlefield, martial arts did not have much use.
Such a person could be a good general, but no matter how powerful a general was, he was still just a subject.
After being shocked, Zhou Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Li Mu's surname was' Li 'and not' Xiao '. Otherwise, many people in the Zhou Clan would not be able to sleep because of him.
The Crown Prince of the South also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Li Mu was not a member of the Zhou Clan. Otherwise, he would have become the greatest obstacle to the Xiao Clan regaining the throne.
… …
On the drill ground.
Li Mu and the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War had been in a stalemate for fifteen minutes.
In the past quarter of an hour, Li Mu finally realized what a real powerhouse was.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War was extremely experienced in battle. After a hundred moves, Li Mu still had not found a flaw. This kind of person's comprehension of martial arts had probably reached an extremely profound level.
Across from Li Mu, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War's gaze grew more and more shocked.
Li Mu had not found a flaw, and he had also not found a flaw in Li Mu's.
His martial arts experience had been honed through countless life-and-death situations and thousands of battles. No matter how talented a young man was, it was impossible for him to achieve this.
The only possibility was that he had completely inherited the martial arts attainments of a martial arts expert.
In the martial examination, other than Fu-lu and magic treasures, Daoist techniques and Abhijna were all allowed. Even if he had completely inherited the martial arts attainments of a martial arts expert, it was still within the limits of the martial examination.
After a few more moves, more and more people had gathered. Li Mu could not defeat the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, but the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War also could not defeat him. He took the initiative to retreat and said, "Why don't we call it a day?"
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War nodded and then asked, "The martial arts scholar's attainments in martial arts are no weaker than a fierce general who has been through hundreds of battles. It is truly rare among the younger generation. Who is his master?"
Li Mu replied, "My master's Daoist name is Laozi."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War thought for a while and shook his head. "I am ignorant and have never heard of him."
Li Mu smiled and said, "Master is like a wild crane in the clouds, pursuing the supreme Dao wholeheartedly. Not many people in the world know his name."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War did not pursue this question and said, "What plans does the martial arts scholar have after the examination?"
Li Mu said, "I don't have any plans for now. I will follow Your Majesty's arrangements."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War sized him up and said, "I can see that the psyche power in the martial arts scholar is not inferior to that of an old official who has been in the court for decades. With such attainments in martial arts, if he were to become a general, he would definitely be a valiant general …"
After all this time, it turned out that the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War wanted to poach the Empress. Li Mu could not refuse directly and said politely, "Let's talk about it in the future."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War did not force him. He glanced at him and asked, "The psyche power in the martial arts scholar is dense but very messy. Do you not know how to control psyche?"
Li Mu froze and asked, "What psyche control?"
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War saw that he really did not know, but he did not directly explain. He said, "You will know when you experience it for yourself."
As he spoke, Li Mu suddenly sensed an invisible aura emanating from the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War.
Under this aura, Li Mu couldn't help but take several steps back, shock on his face.
Just now, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War had erupted with a powerful psyche power that made Li Mu think of Vice Principal Huang.
That day in the Crepe Myrtle Palace, he had used this move to almost heavily injure Li Mu.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War explained, "This is the psyche power that this official obtained from countless soldiers. Psyche power is a mysterious power. Its use is not only to accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy, but also to condense psyche into energy and form an attack."
Li Mu clasped his fist and said, "Assistant Minister, please enlighten me."
It had been a long time since he had experienced such a satisfying battle of the martial way. The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War admired Li Mu. This psyche control technique was not a secret. His lips moved slightly as he whispered a few words to Li Mu.
Psyche power cultivation was an unorthodox method. Li Mu knew how to use psyche power to speed up cultivation, but he had never heard of using psyche power to attack.
Psyche control was actually a kind of magical power. After hearing the Assistant Minister's message, Li Mu formed a seal with both hands and channeled his mana. With himself as the center, he released his psyche power.
Around the drill ground, the onlookers all felt a kind of pressure pressing against their faces.
A few officials from the Ministry of War were fine. Their bodies only trembled a little before they stabilized themselves.
Most of the examinees around them took several steps back. A few of the weaker ones even fainted.
The examinees looked at Li Mu with shock and fear in their eyes.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War sent some spiritual energy to the unconscious examinees and woke them up. Then, he said to Li Mu, "This is your first time using psyche control. You can't control it yet. With more practice, you will be able to control it freely in a few months."
Li Mu had already experienced this wonderful use of psyche power. He clasped his fist and said to the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, "Thank you, Assistant Minister."
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War waved his hand and said to the crowd, "The martial arts examination has ended. You can all leave now. In three days, outside the examination hall, the results of the written examination will be announced …"
This time, the written examination took two days, but the combat examination only took half a day.
Unlike the written examination, the results of the combat examination were announced on the same day.
The first imperial examination of the imperial court was already the center of attention. After the combat examination ended, the news quickly spread throughout the Fairy's Capital.
Before the combat examination, people had already guessed who would be the top scorer of the combat examination.
The brothers Zhou Zheng and Zhou Feng were the sons of the Minister of War. They were also the most outstanding students of the Qingyun Academy. They were the sons of the South Prince. They were skilled in both civil and martial arts and were also outstanding talents of the younger generation.
The Zhou Family and the Xiao Royal Family had poured too many resources into them. Since a few years ago, they had been groomed as the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou. The top scorer of both the civil and martial examinations would most likely be one of them.
No one had expected that the top scorer of the martial examination would be Li Mu.
Li Mu was naturally well-known in the Fairy's Capital.
However, the reason why he was famous was because he punished young ruffians and forced the imperial court to abolish unfair laws. It was also because he spoke so bluntly that the court officials could not raise their heads. It was also because he stood up for the people and was not afraid of the nobles and the academy. He had completely changed the unrighteous trend in the Fairy's Capital.
He was famous for his courage, his passion, his righteousness … and his good looks.
After the combat examination, Li Mu used facts to show them that he was not only capable of these things.
The Li Residence.
When Li Mu walked into the house, Xiao Bai ran over excitedly and said, "Sister Zhou let us see everything just now. Benefactor is so powerful …"
Li Mu looked around and asked, "Is your Sister Zhou home too?"
Zhou Yi walked out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles and said, "This is my reward for you."
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