118: Second round of competition

Li Changsheng frowned and said, "Your light is too dim. I can't…"

"Wait!"

Liu Jiangyi said, "I remember Senior Brother Li said that as long as the Talent Stone lights up, it counts as passing, but he didn't say how much it needed to light up."

"Immortal Sword Sect is a major School after all; they wouldn't go back on their word, would they?"

Li Changsheng's brow furrowed, clearly displeased.

But Liu Jiangyi's words had indeed cornered him.

"Fine, you pass this round. But with your talent, even if you pass this round, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle the later rounds."

"No matter, passing one round is better than none."

Liu Jiangyi was nonchalant, smiling as he strode into the arena.

The thing he feared most was the talent test.

As long as he passed the talent round,

with his Martial Saint Great Perfection cultivation, wouldn't the other trials be easy to handle?

"Hmph! How truly shameless. With such a tiny bit of light, if you're not even embarrassed to mention it, how can you still shamelessly beg to come in?"

"You were once the eldest young master of the Liu family, don't you have any self-respect left?"

Feng Zhiyuan did not miss any opportunity to mock Liu Jiangyi.

Liu Jiangyi simply rolled his eyes, completely uninterested in talking to this idiot.

Does this person have sh*t for brains?

Can't he tell I don't want to bother with him?

Still blabbering on endlessly?

Is he that desperate for attention?

At this moment,

Li Changsheng walked over and announced, "Eighty people were eliminated in the first round; fifty-eight successfully advanced."

"Next, we will begin the second round of testing."

As he finished speaking, the Disciples pushed up a second stone.

"The content of this round's test is Spiritual Qi intensity. Participants must strike this Spirit Gathering Stone with full force. The brighter the stone lights up, the higher the Spiritual Qi intensity."

"This round will not have eliminations, only rankings. The person ranked first will receive fifty-eight points, and subsequent individuals will have their points decreased accordingly."

After Li Changsheng finished speaking, the crowd in the arena once again engaged in a heated discussion.

Just like before, a burly man stepped forward first.

This burly man, with a Martial Arts Grandmaster first-level cultivation, possessed formidable strength and performed exceptionally well in the first round.

"I truly don't know what my Spiritual Qi intensity is like, so let me go first!"

Li Changsheng made a 'please' gesture, and at the same time explained, "Spiritual Qi intensity determines the power of a Move. For the same killing Move and the same Realm, the power unleashed by people with different Spiritual Qi intensities will vary."

"People with high Spiritual Qi intensity can even achieve cross-Realm kills."

With Li Changsheng's explanation, everyone understood what was going on.

The big man stood before the Spirit Gathering Stone, then gathered Spiritual Qi in his right hand and struck out fiercely.

Boom!

A loud bang.

The Spirit Gathering Stone rippled, and then barely lit up a little.

"Damn! That weak?" The burly man was dumbfounded.

However, this time, the surrounding crowd was not too surprised.

After experiencing the previous test, they already understood that this type of test had nothing to do with strength.

Therefore, no matter how much noise the burly man made, it was useless.

But what surprised people was that

the burly man had performed well when testing his talent, but unexpectedly, he was so weak when testing his Spiritual Qi intensity now.

The burly man shook his head helplessly and stepped aside.

He could only hope that others wouldn't be too Heaven-Defying either.

That way, he could still get a decent ranking.

...

"I'll go second!"

It was the same little girl from before; she once again stepped forward second.

She stood in front of the stone, her fist clenched with power, and smashed it fiercely towards the Spirit Gathering Stone.

Boom!

The Spirit Gathering Stone let out a loud bang.

Then a light appeared, rising once again to the halfway mark.

"Wow! This little girl is good!"

"Yes, she doesn't seem to come from a prominent family, but with such talent and Spiritual Qi intensity, her future is bound to be limitless."

"Damn it, if my Spiritual Qi intensity isn't even stronger than a little girl's, wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

While everyone was discussing, the little girl's parents once again shouted excitedly.

The crowd began to strike the Spirit Gathering Stone one by one.

Half an hour later, there were still three people who had not completed the test: Liu Jiangyi, Feng Zhiyuan, and Feng Lu.

This time, before Feng Zhiyuan could speak, Feng Lu actually stepped up first.

She raised her fist and punched out.

Thump!

The light of the Spirit Gathering Stone surged violently, and once again, it fully lit up!

Hiss!

The surrounding crowd gasped.

Feng Lu's performance was simply too dazzling.

Even Li Changsheng showed a look of shock.

There were few people with such talent, even in the entire Immortal Sword Sect and Hantie City.

"This child is extraordinary; we must find a way to keep her in the Immortal Sword Sect!"

Li Changsheng already had an idea in his mind.

Seeing his thunder stolen, Feng Zhiyuan was furious. He no longer had time to mock Liu Jiangyi and strode towards the Spirit Gathering Stone.

He clenched his right hand into a fist and struck out fiercely!

Boom!

The white light also surged violently.

But that surging white light ultimately stopped at the three-quarters mark.

"Hahahahaha…"

Liu Jiangyi couldn't help but laugh.

"Seriously, Feng Zhiyuan, you've been blabbering to me for ages, and I thought you were so impressive, but it turns out you're not even as good as your sister?"

"You f*cking dare to insult me!?"

Feng Zhiyuan was enraged.

He was already annoyed with nowhere to vent, and Liu Jiangyi's words undoubtedly gave him an outlet.

"Even if I'm not as good as Feng Lu, I'm still a Genius. What the f*ck are you, daring to bark at me?"

"You luckily passed the first round, do you really think you're someone important?"

"In this round, if you can make that stone light up even halfway, I'll bark like a dog!"

"Oh? Really?" Liu Jiangyi was amused.

He also didn't know his Spiritual Qi intensity.

But this had nothing to do with talent.

Products from the System were always high quality.

Liu Jiangyi believed that his Spiritual Qi intensity, even if not the highest, would definitely not be low.

"Nonsense! But if you can't do it, then kneel down and apologize to me!"

"Good!"

Liu Jiangyi readily agreed, then strode forward.

Seeing this, the surrounding crowd burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha… Is this guy really an idiot? With his talent, becoming a Martial Artist would be a miracle, and he actually expects his Spiritual Qi intensity to be high?"

"After seeing so many just now, I've concluded a pattern: people with high talent don't necessarily have high Spiritual Qi intensity, but people with low talent will definitely have weak Spiritual Qi intensity!"

"Exactly, with his trash talent, how could he have any intensity? It's hilarious!"

"Stop!"

Just as Liu Jiangyi was about to reach the stone,

Feng Lu, who had been silent, actually spoke.

She reached out and stopped Liu Jiangyi, sneering, "What kind of person are you, to be worthy of betting with my brother?"

"Take back your wager, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Liu Jiangyi: ???

What the hell?

Although Feng Lu was scolding him, wasn't her action interrupting her brother's chance to show off?

He looked at Feng Lu with a hint of surprise, but saw a complex emotion flash in her eyes…