Chapter 17: Mountaineering (12)
Everyone's eyes only stayed on Tianhuo for a moment, his advantage was already very obvious, there was no need to pay more attention, and the real excitement appeared in the competition for the second to seventh places.
Fan Zhou was in the second position to everyone's surprise, with the cultivation of the Song Emperor's Five Caves Void Period, he could naturally see through the Spear Peak's blind method, and he knew very well that the potential test of the second stage was completely based on their respective cultivation qualifications, and there was no skill to speak of.
It can clearly reflect what the upper limit of the cultivation qualification of the test students is under the current conditions, but this result is not immutable, if the students do not work hard enough, they may not reach the upper limit for the rest of their lives, and the lower limit is not closed, such an evaluation can be said to be fair and just within a certain range.
Of course, the upper limit of a monk's cultivation is not completely unchangeable, and it is possible to increase the upper limit of heaven and earth treasures and epiphany penance, but the opportunities and opportunities to change the cultivation qualifications are all unavoidable, involving another mysterious and uncontrollable factor - luck.
Fan Zhou sprung up in the second stage and occupied the second position, although everyone was surprised, but they didn't feel outrageous, after all, his performance in the first stage was also very bright.
Only Lian Qianxue frowned slightly, Fan Zhou's performance today was a little too amazing, could it be that he had been hiding his strength all these years?
This kid is too scheming, just now Liu Yunzi and Zhang Zhiqi both alluded to Fan Zhou's unknown origin, is it really his own carelessness? It seems that this time he needs to investigate well when he returns to eastern Guangdong, so as to avoid accidents in the future.
Zhang Youling ranked third, which made Zhang Zhiqi feel very relieved, and whispered to Liuyunzi with his eyebrows, and the smug look on his face couldn't be concealed at all.
Liuyunzi was calm on the surface, saying that Yin Changkong was not in the top three among the disciples of the same generation of the Great Luo Sect, but he was very unhappy in his heart.
If it weren't for the fact that the top few disciples of the younger generation of the Great Luo Sect were too arrogant and disdained to come to Taiyi Academy to study, how could they be suppressed so fiercely by the disciples of other sects that they would not be able to enter the top three.
Yin Changkong didn't know how many places he ranked, and each tester in the second stage was the only one in the test scene, and there was no reference at all.
But Yin Changkong represents the Great Luo faction, how can he lag behind others, the first stage is second, it is already difficult for him to accept, he can only do his best to break through the barrier, with will and hard work to fight for a good ranking.
Yin Changkong is followed by Dan Xingzi and Ji Ruhua, the two can only fight separately at this stage, looking at the strength and potential of the two are almost the same, they almost go hand in hand, and the way to break through the customs is much the same, stable but not amazing.
Tu Xiong was seventh in the second phase of the test, and although he tried his best, his potential was still slightly inferior to the previous six.
Emperor Song gave Tu Xiong a high evaluation: "Tu Xiong of Mindong is very good, a disciple of a prefecture-level sect, his qualification potential is not extreme, but it is not easy to cultivate to this level with tenacious will."
If you have a certain amount of luck in the future, it is not impossible to break through the upper limit of potential. ”
Liuyunzi smiled and said, "The emperor has moved his heart to love talents, do you want to reuse Tu Xiong?"
"Such a handsome person from an ordinary background needs to be promoted by the imperial court to have a bright future, but it is still too early to say that it will be reused, and it will be a hundred years before they graduate, and there are too many variables in the middle, I can't predict it, it mainly depends on his own efforts. ”
Emperor Song's words have already shown that he does intend to cultivate Tu Xiong, if the head of the Sword Slash Sect or Tu Xiong himself hears these words, he will definitely be very excited, they have accumulated thousands of years to cultivate a Tu Xiong, that is, they want to use the power of the imperial court to achieve the long-cherished wish of the Heaven Level Sect of the Sword Slash Sect.
When the other students began to climb the second-stage stone steps, Tianhuo and the others had already started the second-stage sprint.
The biggest difference between the potential test and the strength test is that the potential test does not go straight to the safety zone to prove that the student has great potential, because many students are subject to the upper limit of potential, and they cannot pass through the second stage at all, and can only be ranked by the height of the student's climbing.
The judge even thinks that no one in this year's students can go straight to the safety zone, he only hopes that there will be a few more students over eighty-five zhang, and such students will be able to reach the upper limit of the potential value by 99 percent in the future.
But after the current seven students have crossed the height of eighty-five zhang, the judge of the academy will not be able to calm down, and the overall strength of this year's students can be regarded as one of the best among the previous students.
The court judge saw that the heavenly fire was still relaxed after passing through ninety zhang, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Thirty zhang before the fire also tried various methods, after thirty zhang became simple and rough, a punch smashed the qi yuan wall, a grasp of the qi yuan needle swallowed, and so on, until ninety zhang there was no tendency to slow down.
The court judge secretly wiped his sweat, if he hadn't been wise, he had increased the difficulty of clearing Tianhuo by two percent in advance, and Tianhuo would have broken through it faster and easier, which would have made Taiyi Academy very embarrassed.
Tu Xiong, Dan Xingzi and Ji Ruhua slowed down in advance, and were stuck on the steps of 89 zhang 9 steps, 90 zhang 5 steps, and 90 zhang 3 steps respectively, and the Yuan Qi wall became extremely solid at this time, no matter how much they bombarded, they couldn't break it, and at most they made some more cracks on the wall.
The three of them tried for a long time, but Dan Xingzi and Ji Ruhua gave up the attempt first, inspiring the identity jade plate to fly directly into the safe area, causing an uproar from the audience.
The audience couldn't see the scene of everyone breaking through, they could only see Dan Xingzi and Ji Ruhua in the second stage arriving in the safe area in advance, and thought that they would win in the second stage.
At this time, the staff of Taiyi Academy came out to refute the rumors, explained in time that the two used the identity jade plate, and announced the results of the two.
Tu Xiong has not given up, and after repeated efforts, he finally broke another Qi Yuan wall, and came to the 90 zhang 0 level, and even the cracks in the Qi Yuan Wall no longer appeared under the re-attack, Tu Xiong knew that his potential was exhausted, and with a long sigh inspired the identity jade card to leave the test.
Emperor Song nodded with satisfaction: "Tu Xiong, this son is determined and knows how to make trade-offs, I like it very much! You see the last Qi Yuan wall he broke through, obviously his potential is insufficient, but he can still break through the wall through hard work, which shows that he has the ability to break through the upper limit."
He attacked more than 10,000 times in a short period of time, so that the speed of the Qi Yuan Needle absorbing spiritual energy from the surrounding environment could not catch up with the consumption, so that he could break through this wall, and when he found that the next wall could not be breached, he immediately gave up, which was really brave, resourceful and patient. ”
Liuyunzi twisted his beard and said: "Well, this son is indeed a talent that can be created, and the emperor's eyesight is extraordinary." ”
Yin Changkong stopped at 92 zhang 1 order.
Zhang Youling stopped at 92 zhang and 9 steps.
Fan Zhou struggled for a long time in the 95 zhang 4th order, he did not hesitate to expose his strength this time, he just wanted to compete fairly with Tianhuo, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't complete the second-stage test, and he was extremely unwilling in his heart, but he had to inspire the identity jade card to leave.
Tianhuo was blocked in front of the 98 zhang 6th order, and he couldn't break through after repeated efforts.
Tianhuo stopped attacking, looked at the four steps close at hand, his eyes showed doubt and unwillingness, and then slowly closed his eyes, not knowing whether he was contemplating or pranayama and accumulating energy.
The court judge and the masters above the void period in the field can see this scene, regret and a sense of relief, if a little monk in the foundation building period already has the potential to complete the battle, who can match it in the future, such a test is still a bit regrettable.
In the time of a cup of tea, Tianhuo did not activate the jade plate, nor did it attack the Qi Yuan Wall, and six of the top seven students had already chosen to teleport to a safe area, could it be that Tianhuo was going to give up the competition?
The overwhelming noise and scolding spread all over Qixia Mountain again, I don't know if I was cheering for Tianhuo or scolding him.
Tianhuo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes shining like stars, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled, very confidently.
Emperor Song immediately stood up from his seat, he knew about Tianhuo, which meant that he already had a countermeasure, and the other cave void masters also got up one after another, and everyone was looking forward to Tianhuo's last fight.
The judge was even more nervous about the guardrail, his fingers unconsciously digging into the hardwood.
"What is potential? But if I don't set limits for myself, who can set limits for me?"
"Only by knowing the sky can you change your life!"
"Only by holding on to the disabled can we keep the shortage!"
"Only by having the world in mind can we control the world!"
"Know the world, break and break!"
Tianhuo took four steps in a row, broke four walls in a row, and walked directly into the safe area.
The Qi Yuan needles in the four Qi Yuan walls were twisted down by Tianhuo, and this time he didn't absorb the spiritual power in them, but pinned them to the placket on his chest, as a souvenir of the second stage of breaking the level.
Yin Changkong and the others, who had teleported to the safe area first, did not go to participate in the third stage of the competition in advance, because Tianhuo had not yet appeared, and the others had teleported up, and they wanted to see the final result of Tianhuo.
Everyone didn't say anything, but in their hearts, they hoped that Tianhuo would succeed and that he would fail, and this feeling was very complicated.
Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, Tianhuo actually walked into the safety zone on foot, shaking everyone's bodies, and immediately recovered after a short loss.
The six people present are all a generation of Tianjiao, and they will not be controlled by their emotions and lose their due demeanor.
I don't know who applauded first, and the six of them applauded together, and moved out of the way to the sides, allowing the heavenly fire to pass between them.
At the foot of the mountain, the staff of Taiyi Academy announced the news that Tianhuo had passed the second stage of the test, and ushered in countless cheers and cheers.
Dongluhou was about to cry excitedly, grabbed the sleeve of Duanjun Wang and roared vigorously, wanting to vent the grievances and panic that he had suppressed in his heart for many days.
With the understanding of Tianhuo by Luhou and Duanjun Wang in the east, in the subsequent wisdom and heart tests, Tianhuo's advantages will become more obvious.
The first two stages were won, and Tianhuo has basically locked the top spot, and the next biggest attraction is to see if Tianhuo can win the first place in all four stages of the test.
Liu Yunzi and others congratulated Emperor Song one after another, this time it was a heartfelt congratulations, and they could get a full score in the potential test of Taiyi Academy, which was definitely the most extreme figure in Dongshengzhou, and with the support of the royal family behind them, Tianhuo's achievements in the future were limitless.
It took a long time for the court judge to pull his hands out of the armrests, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The appearance of such a genius who shocks the past and the present has added a lot of color to the school, I don't know if it will cause the jealousy of those ghost talents, I really want to see the duel between real geniuses." ”
The Taoist priest at the top of Longshan also smiled: "Senior brother, you still can't win Tianhuo with all your strength, it seems that he is your biggest rival in the future, I really want to see your duel, it must be very interesting." ”
A gust of wind blew, and the Taoist priest on the top of Longshan Mountain disappeared with the wind, as if it had never appeared.