Chapter Fourteen: The Struggle for First Place

  Time flies.

  There were less than twenty people left on the entire platform.

  Able to persist until now, almost all are above 300 base followers.

  That is to say, the top ten and the champion will be born among these people.

  Up until now, even several powerful magic circles have become difficult to maintain, and the leisurely strolls of the past are gone. They're all desperately operating their magic types to resist that oppressive force that seeps into every pore.

  Wooooo...

  A strange wave of vibrations entered everyone's mind and surprisingly formed a sound.

  Everyone's figure swayed.

  If someone looks carefully, they will find a ripple like water waves rippling.

  This is not an intangible spiritual oppression.

  But it is the true spiritual oppression, belonging to the external release of spiritual power formed.

  Almost instantly, nearly half of the people's faces turned deathly pale, completely unable to withstand this kind of mental pressure.

  Although they have more than 300 basic symbols, their symbol species are not perfect and their resistance to this kind of spiritual pressure is still very weak.

  In just a few seconds, disciples who failed to reach the Great Perfection of the Eight Trigrams had no choice but to crush their identity cards.

  There was a disciple who wanted to hold on, but because he was one step too slow, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Fortunately, he managed to crush his identity token in time; otherwise, he would have probably suffered a mental breakdown and fallen here.

  There were only nine people left on the entire platform.

  However, at this time, no one had the spirit to pay attention to these things. All of their spirits were used to resist that terrifying spiritual pressure, and this true spiritual pressure was still increasing.

  Wang Xuanyang also started to find things difficult.

  But he is much better than others.

  He can at least still support himself.

  Others all have different reflections.

  "Although this spiritual pressure puts a lot of pressure on my spirit, however, under this pressure, my spirit has shown signs of further condensation. It seems that this is also one of the benefits of the assessment, just like in the first round of qualification assessment, if you can't condense out a named disciple, you can get a chance to receive a symbol inheritance if you can hold on until the end."

  Wang Xuanyang felt his spiritual energy becoming increasingly refined, and he couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.

  It can be seen that the longer the persistence time, the greater the benefits obtained.

  From a cultivator advancing to a cultivator of the Way, one must first condense their spiritual energy. The more condensed the spiritual energy is, the higher the success rate of opening up the spiritual channels will be.

  It is said that some people's spiritual power is not strong enough, and they forcibly open up their spiritual channels, resulting in a mental breakdown and death.

  Each apostle is perfect and complete until the last grasp, and will not casually open up spiritual channels.

  Like Wang Xuan Yang, inadvertently opening up a spiritual channel is absolutely unprecedented in history.

  No way, his spiritual power is too vast, although the degree of spiritual power condensation is not enough, but the vast spiritual power makes up for this weakness.

  That is to say, the current Wang Xuanyang, in a certain sense, is no longer Yu Dafu's perfect symbol, but rather Fu Shi.

  However, his spiritual power has not undergone a transformation and is still at the level of a symbol apprentice, so he can only be considered a half-step symbol master.

  Half-step Transcender, usually refers to a spiritual force that has undergone a condensation transformation but has not opened up a spiritual channel.

  As for a half-step Wu like Wang Xuan Yang, it's probably rare.

  Now, he found that his mental strength was showing signs of condensation under this truly oppressive spiritual pressure, and he was overjoyed in his heart.

  If this opportunity can be used to temper and transform one's mental power, then one can advance to become a true wizard.

  From apprentice to master, what a huge leap.

  Even if one hundred apprentices are fully qualified, it is not necessarily true that there will be someone who can advance to become a master.

  As the mental pressure gradually increased, Wang Xuanyang felt that his spiritual power was also condensing at an accelerating rate.

  For him, the stronger the mental oppression, the better. In that case, there is a chance for the successful transformation of his mental power.

  Time is slipping away.

  Apart from Wang Xuan Yang, the other eight people were all under immense mental pressure, struggling hard to resist, and they were almost all suffering greatly.

  Suddenly, a symbol of great perfection let out a low growl and could no longer hold on, crushing the ID card.

  At the same time, in the square outside the examination hall.

  Gathered many disciples who were transported out.

  Their eyes all fell on a huge stone monument in the center of the square.

  Memorial Monument!

  At this moment, a hundred names appeared on the monument.

  Not all disciples can be displayed on the stele.

  Only disciples who have entered the top 100 can be displayed.

  However, at this time, the first nine names on the monument were shrouded in a layer of fog.

  Obviously, these nine names have not yet been distinguished as winners or losers and remain unknown.

  "As expected, all nine of them have entered the top nine!"

  "Yes, but we only know eight of them: Hou Xicheng, Li Yuancheng, Zhao Benhe, Chu Xiang, Leng Qiudao, Yan Guinan, Hong Tianyu, and Yue Chuiji. These eight are known, but who is the ninth person?"

  "You've hidden it deep enough, you see, all those who have reached over 300 base symbols are already on the list, not a single one has been missed!"

  "This person is really too low-key, it seems that he is actually preparing to make a stunning debut in this assessment."

  "I really don't know what kind of person he is!"

  "Look, the ninth one has appeared, it's Zhao Benhe, I didn't expect him to be the first one to achieve the Great Perfection of the Disciples!"

  "Anyway, I've made it into the top ten, and I'll get a promotion token, how enviable!"

  "What's there to envy? If you have the ability, you can also reach the great perfection of the Buddhas. What we should be envious of is He Yan, who has only reached a cultivation level of around 340 or so, but he still ranked 10th!"

  "I think the most unfortunate one is probably the eleventh place. If it weren't for that out-of-nowhere ninth disciple, Da Yuan, he would have made it into the top ten!"

  "Yeah, I bet he's about to vomit blood now."

  .....．

  Before long, several more names shrouded in mist appeared on the monument.

  Chu Xiang, Yu Tian Ji, Hong Tian Le, Yan Gui Nan, Leng Qiu Dao.

  Only three people left.

  Hou Xicheng, Li Yuancheng.

  And then there's that mysterious registered disciple.

  That is to say, that mysterious disciple who was ranked in the top three actually had the potential to contend for first place.

  This shocked everyone.

  It's just such an existence that is actually low-key and inconspicuous among the named disciples.

  At the entrance of the assessment hall, Hong Tianyu and several other cultivators stood here, still in a state of great perfection.

  They looked at the monument in the distance with different expressions.

  But they were all very curious about that mysterious person.

  What kind of person is it that makes them completely unaware?

  Hou Xicheng has always been a number one figure among his nominal disciples.

  Li Yuexiang is also a peerless beauty, almost comparable to Hou Xicheng.

  It's reasonable for the two to compete for first place.

  But now a mysterious person has joined in, making the competition for first place even more confusing.

  At this moment, on that platform.

  Three figures sat cross-legged in a triangular formation.

  Hou Xicheng

  Li Yu Cheng

  There is also Wang Xuanyang.

  Although Hou Xicheng's appearance was not impressive, at this moment he possessed a very unique temperament, like a precious sword that had been sheathed and then drawn out, revealing its extraordinary sharpness.

  And Li Yuancheng, a true beauty, stunning and unparalleled, wore a white dress, with black hair like a waterfall.

  A faint, intangible spiritual aura rose around her.

  This is her using her own spirit to counteract external spiritual pressure.

  However, as the spiritual pressure grew stronger and stronger, the spiritual aura was gradually compressed.

  Once this spiritual illusion completely disappears, it also means that she has reached her limit.

  That's how Houxicheng is too.

  The spiritual aura released by both of them at this moment is not much different.

  Only Wang Xuanyang did not release his spiritual aura.

  He is now using external spiritual pressure to temper his spiritual power.

  "Not good enough, it's still far from being sufficient, this spiritual pressure must be stronger."

  Wang Xuanyang found that although his spiritual power was continuously condensed, he still had a long way to go to complete a condensation transformation.

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