250: Second Losers' Summary Meeting

Qin Wangchuan settled the Dragon Gauze, then took a Medicinal Pill and circulated his Qi to dissolve its efficacy.

The faint restlessness caused by the immortal bone and Luck seemed to have subsided somewhat—though the annihilation of the Boundary Suppressing Tablet fragment reminded him that this calm might only be a temporary illusion.

He got up and went out, intending to check on Li Qingluan first.

The room was quiet, with only the faint, ethereal fragrance of Spirit Medicine.

Li Qingluan lay silently on the warm jade bed, her Face pale; although her body was unharmed, she remained in a coma.

Qin Wangchuan paused by the bed for a moment, his gaze sweeping over her tightly closed eyes; after confirming she was temporarily fine, he quietly turned and left.

Next, it was time to visit those “vanquished foes.”

He walked towards the courtyard specially designated for those who had fallen in this Prodigy competition.

In this large courtyard, there were no Family boundaries, only a group of defeated opponents.

Several resurrection pools of various shapes were arranged in sequence, with Spirit Liquid churning in the pools, shimmering with precious light, nourishing the Dao bodies currently being reshaped within them.

Figures bustled inside and outside the courtyard; Elders and servants from various Families hurried about, holding jade boxes and carrying Spirit Crystals, continuously pouring Heaven And Earth Treasure into the pools.

Amidst this busy scene, someone, it’s unclear who first, caught sight of the black-robed figure outside the courtyard gate.

Like a tide sweeping over the beach, the clamor ceased abruptly.

Everyone stopped their movements in unison; whether it was the arrogant Elders or the busy servants, all lowered their heads and bowed, silently saluting Qin Wangchuan as he slowly walked in.

Though not one of their own, this person was a truly unparalleled Prodigy.

Before he even arrived, intense discussions could already be heard from within.

"...Yan Wujin! If only you had detected that attack at the very end, we definitely would have won!" This was Zhao Lingyun's voice; his body was fine, but his voice carried regret and unwillingness.

He had witnessed the very end, and it truly was just one step away.

"Nonsense!" Yan Wujin's roar almost lifted the roof. "How dare you even say that? Do you know how strong that Golden Crow was? I just don't understand, what in the world did Qin Wangchuan feed it? How could it become so monstrous!"

He took a breath, his voice full of indignation: "What's even more incomprehensible is that none of you guys came to help me!"

For Yan Wujin, who was always arrogant and preferred to act alone, to say "help me"—

It showed that Qin Wangchuan’s Golden Crow Spirit Pet, named Jiujiu, was indeed very strong.

"Help you?" Ye Lingchuan lay in a pool filled with chilling Sword Qi, weakly retorting, "Why don't you try facing his Ten Directions Marvelous Law Sword directly?"

"Help you? It’s already good that he didn’t go and beat you up!"

Ye Lingchuan also felt somewhat aggrieved.

He had thought that thing was similar to a Heavenly Sword, but after standing beneath the sword—

Ye Lingchuan realized he was wrong, and spectacularly so!

Although his immortal coffin wasn't broken, he was crushed! Recalling it now, his Divine Soul still felt a stinging pain.

Not far away, Li Xuan had already woken up, but he remained silent.

He was repeatedly watching the combat playback using projection stones, which would be sent to various Families.

He was the first to be eliminated, dying in a truly aggrieved manner—his intuition had clearly warned him that Qin Wangchuan would prioritize him at the start of the battle, yet he ultimately failed to fully trust that intuition.

His inadequate preparation led to him being cleared out by a thunderous move upon their first encounter.

Yun Zexuan lay in a pool swirling with clouds, his eyes a little unfocused, muttering with a hint of existential doubt: "How does that saying go... In the Face of absolute power, schemes are useless."

"When I saw him break through two Heaven and Earth Dharma Bodies consecutively, I knew we were destined to lose."

"The struggle afterwards was just to avoid losing too badly."

The fewer characters in a Heaven and Earth Law’s name, the more terrifying the Heaven and Earth power it contained.

Seven characters was the dividing line for evaluating Heaven and Earth Dharma Bodies.

Seven characters or above denoted an unparalleled Prodigy. Eight characters was considered acceptable, while nine characters... by this standard, was no different from the common masses.

As for ten characters, it wasn’t even worthy of a name, couldn’t even be declared, and was utterly unremarkable.

Li Qingluan’s was six characters, Chu Wujiu’s was seven characters.

And what Qin Wudao had used back then, “Eternal Calamity Bestows Upon Me,” was also six characters.

Six characters and above had appeared, but rarely.

Qin Wangchuan effortlessly breaking through six-character and seven-character Heaven and Earth Dharma Bodies truly shattered the confidence of many.

“The main reason for defeat was still fear,” Wang Xuance’s voice came from another pool, tinged with thought. “We implicitly allowed him to make the first move, losing the initiative.”

“If we had summoned two Heaven and Earth Dharma Bodies to gang up on him from the start, we might have won.”

"Reveal our trump cards at the very beginning?" Ji Wuchen, who was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard and had witnessed the entire process without participating, shook his head. Onlookers see most of the game.

"How would we have blocked that Ten Directions Marvelous Law Sword? If he had used some Supreme Dao technique: Ten Directions Marvelous Law Sword, he might have been able to cleave even the Heaven and Earth Dharma Bodies."

"Ultimately, where did that Ten Directions Marvelous Law Sword even come from!" Ye Lingchuan felt a wave of powerlessness just thinking about that gigantic sword, covered in cracks, yet seemingly gathering all the world's laws, irresistible.

"I used all my strength, and only managed to block it before being knocked unconscious... No, to be precise, I didn't even fully block it!"

He, who usually spoke little, said a lot today.

Clearly, he harbored resentment about not even being able to withstand a single sword strike.

Yun Zexuan sighed, "Acting first might have led to an even uglier defeat. However, Brother Wang's idea of ganging up, putting aside the issue of Face, might actually be worth considering."

"His immortal bone has just awakened—no, not just. He just went through the Eternal Calamity, and at that time, his state could indeed be called his strongest, so it's not too unjust."

At this point, someone steered the conversation towards another person:

"I think, in terms of performance in this battle, the strongest has to be Zhou Yunyi."

In the corner, a figure that had been quietly floating in the milky white Spirit Liquid—Zhou Yunyi—

Upon hearing his name, he instinctively sank down like a quail, attempting to play dead.

But when he heard the latter half, the praise of “strongest,” he couldn't help but curiously pop up.

His wet head emerged from the water, and he blinked: "The strongest is me?"

This sentence was spoken by Zhao Lingyun.

"The timing of your sword theft was absolutely perfect," Zhao Lingyun affirmed. "It's a pity your 'Body-Swap Talisman' ran out; otherwise, even if the sword theft failed, you could have greatly disrupted his rhythm."

"The Body-Swap Talisman, I'll optimize it further."

"Maybe in the future, one talisman can be used many times, or multiple talismans can be used without interfering with each other."

That thing was a new talisman researched by Zhao Lingyun; only one could be affixed, and it became waste after use.

"Indeed," Yun Zexuan also agreed. "If we hadn't placed our hope on Zhou Yunyi opening the immortal coffin at the end, we wouldn't have even had the last illusion of turning the tables. Although... we still lost in the end."

Zhou Yunyi, listening to everyone’s praise, just started to show a slightly embarrassed smile… “Zhou Yunyi is so strong, next time let him lead the charge!” Someone in the crowd shouted, though it was unclear who.

He looked in the direction of the voice and found that the one leading the jeering was none other than Zhao Lingyun, who had just praised him.

"Right! Lead the charge!"

"I support it!"

Ye Lingchuan was the second to step out in support; always being protected in front by others was too disadvantageous.

Immediately, a chorus of agreement echoed through the courtyard, mixed with the playful mockery and teasing of those who had survived a great ordeal.

Chu Wujiu still had the same question: "Zhou Yunyi, why are you still hiding your Feathered Human Transformation and not using it? Keeping it as a trump card isn't meant to be done this way!"

A flash of inspiration struck Wang Xuance, and he considered a possibility, probing with a somewhat incredulous tone:

"Could it be... that you haven't fully mastered it yet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the courtyard fell silent for a moment, then erupted into even louder laughter.

"The Zhou Family's first feather doesn't know the Zhou Family's Supreme secret art, 'Feathered Human Transformation'?"

"Hahaha, Wang Xuance, that joke of yours..."

"It was just a little bit short, maybe if he had used Feathered Human Transformation, he really would have won."

Everyone took it as a harmless joke and didn't take it seriously.

How could the most outstanding heir of the young generation of the Zhou Family not know his Family's iconic Supreme secret art?

However, only Zhou Yunyi, submerged underwater, knew that his cheeks were burning, and his heart was wailing—he truly didn't know how!

All those who knew were dead; he was just a temporary substitute.

The water rippled, and Zhou Yunyi suddenly poked his head out of the Spirit Liquid, raising his voice: "This time doesn't count, next time I'll definitely let you all witness it!"

After saying this, he let out a silent roar in his heart: 'I'll Cultivate as soon as I get back, I must learn it!'

The losers summarize their experiences, the winners forge an invincible heart.

Everyone was growing stronger; even Zhou Yunyi, who usually liked to slack off, now had a mind to Cultivate.

Just as the clamor and laughter reached their peak, the light at the courtyard gate dimmed slightly.

A figure silently stepped through the doorway.

Clad in black robes with dark hair, his posture tall and upright, it was Qin Wangchuan.

The noisy crowd instantly fell silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

All eyes, carrying complex emotions of solemnity and unwillingness, focused in unison on the instigator who had sent them all into the resurrection pools.

Qin Wangchuan ignored the various gazes around him, walking with composed steps, his gaze casually sweeping the scene before finally landing on Zhou Yunyi, who wished he could sink back into the water.

A faint curve seemed to appear at the corner of his lips, and his tone was calm and unruffled, yet it made Zhou Yunyi stiffen: "Oh? Hearing your discussion just now, if Zhou Yunyi had used Feathered Human Transformation... he could have defeated me?"

"Of course!"

Before Zhou Yunyi could speak, Yan Wujin, from an adjacent pool, slapped the Spirit Liquid, splashing a large amount of water, and yelled, as if fearing the world wasn't chaotic enough:

"If Zhou Yunyi hadn't been holding back, he would have definitely beaten you! He just said it himself, next time he'll definitely let us witness it! Right?"

This bit of fuel added to the fire instantly made Zhou Yunyi the center of attention.

His Face flushed then paled, and he could only brace himself, sinking a few more inches into the water silently, saying nothing.