Chapter 196: Storm and Fire (1/2)
Chapter 196: Storm and Fire
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
Han Zhangfeng was not the only person to lose his cool.
The entire Imperial Academy exploded into chatter upon seeing Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi appear on the screen.
No one could explain why Fang Zhengzhi, Yan Xiu, and the three others could all pass the Twin Stone Tablets.
Could it be that they had managed to memorize all 3000 words on the first tablet and copy them over to the second one flawlessly?
How is that possible?
At this moment, everyone could only think of one possibility.
”Did they cheat?!”
...
What could they possibility have done to cheat and give all five of them superhuman memory?
No one could figure it out. The candidates of the combat examinations were also equally stumped.
Fang Zhengzhi was standing idly in the third round.
This was also a plain. There were rocks piled neatly on one side and a stone house stood to the east of the plain. It was surrounded by a forest of trees.
In the plains, each of the candidates were hurt rather badly.
However, they all stopped battling, staring in awe at the five figures who had appeared on the plain.
”Fang... Fang Zhengzhi?!”
”Five people?!”
”Why is it five people... how did they make it to the third round?”
All of the candidates remembered the three hostages that Ping Yang caught. They were thought of as being extremely unlucky. But now, two of them stood in the third round.
”Gulp!” One of the candidates swallowed his saliva with difficulty.
”Could it be that... they crossed the Broken Bridge?!”
”If it’s five people, wouldn’t it mean that they crossed the Twin Stone Tablets as well?” Another candidate added.
”How is that possible?! I will never believe that all five of them passed the Twin Stone Tablets!”
Their shock was possibly even greater than Han Zhangfeng and the others in the Imperial Academy. After all, they had paid in blood to get to the third round.
But Fang Zhengzhi and his group were unblooded.
They didn't even have a scar.
”Oh, so you are only in the third round?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the surrounding candidates. He seemed slightly surprised, but a different kind of surprised as compared to the other candidates.
”What do you mean by only?”
The candidates were completely thrown off by the comment.
”Then, you all can carry on!” Fang Zhengzhi did not see a need to explain himself to them.
He just snatched the mold from one of the hostages and placed it inside his Heart Protection Mirror.
This mold contained the 3000 characters on the Twin Stone Tablets and was of significantly higher value.
He wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
Furthermore, it was the key ingredient to press.
That being said, it was not that easy to make the mold for 3000 words in under 15 minutes.
If not for the abilities that he had gotten in this world, allowing him to form the mold so easily, he would not have finished it in such a short time.
If this was the previous world, he would probably take more than an hour to form the words.
Fang Zhengzhi did not explain this to the other candidates, and did not bother wandering the battleground. The number of candidates was less than he expected.
This meant that there were people already through to the fourth round.
There were only four worlds in the World of the Sage. Entering the fourth round meant that one was into the final round of the combat examinations.
”Is that the las barrier?” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the stone house some distance away.
He had no idea what was inside. Everyone who entered had no memory of what had happened inside. Also, no one had every come out of the stone house...
...
The rain in the capital showed no signs of stopping. In fact, it grew in intensity, eventually turning into a downpour.
Very little people roamed the streets in this weather.
Even the guards of the city showed signs of frustration as they stood at the gates.
Just at this moment, a group braved the rain and walked towards the city. They were all armored soldiers. However, as they walked, it was almost as if the rain parted for them, never actually landing on their armor.
This scene alone was sufficient for others to know that they were all at least in the Heavenly Reflection State.
Each of the soldiers rode a fine stallion. Each one was pitch black and their hooves were covered in scales. They kicked up clouds of mist as they galloped.
The guards at the gate immediately rid themselves of their frustrations. Those expressions were quickly replaced with ones of respect.