Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 224 - 184: The Final Martial Arts Examination

June 8th, morning.

The sun of midsummer was somewhat scorching. Even though the Cloud Mountain Mist Shield Array offered a slight shading effect, the air of Xin Mountain still inevitably carried a hint of heat.

The trial field north of the main temple had been expanded five times over several days prior. Ten thousand examinees from the ten major Immortal Institutes were about to undergo the final trial there, which was also the last martial arts examination.

Chen Jingyun and Deng Jiaxuan stood on the rooftop of the main temple, looking down. The dense crowd below appeared as tiny black dots to the eyes of the two Carefree Great Cultivators. However, with the eyesight of a Carefree Practitioner, everything below was vividly clear.

Deng Jiaxuan smiled at Chen Jingyun, "These kids really caught a good time, huh? When we started, there was no such thing as a unified trial."

Both the Immortal Institutes and the unified entrance trials emerged after the chaos of the Demon Emperor. And the era in which Chen and Deng embarked on the Immortal Dao was during that very turmoil.

Despite some pedantic scholars jumping out to criticize the unified trial as flawed here and there, any discerning person understood that this trial was the closest to "fair" in the history of the Shenzhou Immortal Path.

As long as one worked hard, there would inevitably be a payoff.

Even powerful families like the Split Peak Ai Family or the Baling Bo Family wouldn't dare to cross the line publicly; they could only rely on their own strength to compete.

Chen Jingyun paid no attention to Deng Jiaxuan. The Heavenly Sword Palace wasn't part of the "ordinary sects"; it was dedicated to protecting the world and had no relationship with the "Unified Entrance Trials of the Immortal Alliance Ordinary Sects of Shenzhou", so Palace Master Deng could watch the events unfold with peace of mind. But he could not.

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After observing for a long time, Chen Jingyun finally shook his head, "Aside from Bao Xiaoya, the rest interested in joining the Wanfa Sect aren't that impressive."

Deng Jiaxuan was startled, then smiled, "But there's Wang Qi…"

Before he could finish, Chen Jingyun became even more frustrated, "That makes me feel even worse. That fellow is pretty good in all aspects."

Deng Jiaxuan forced a smile and changed the subject, "Let's look at the arrangements for this round of competition."

In the unified trial's martial arts exam, each person had to spar with disciples from other Immortal Institutes with similar rankings. Each person had a total of thirty matches to conduct within twelve days, a tight schedule. Therefore, the Immortal Alliance had a practice of pre-arranging key matchups, fitting the rest in wherever possible.

After calling up the schedule of the "first echelon" for this year from his personal calculator, Deng Jiaxuan's expression also turned strange, "Wang Qi is actually the first match."

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"Xinyue Immortal Institute, Wang Qi; Lijing Immortal Institute, Fa Xiong, proceed to Trial Area Number One A for the martial arts examination!"

After the morning bell tolled nine times, a mechanical synthetic voice reached everyone's ears.

The Immortal Alliance calculator could not yet simulate emotions, so after announcing this matchup, the mechanical voice continued with further arrangements. However, once "Wang Qi" and "Fa Xiong" were mentioned, the square burst into low chatter.

"Wang Qi? He can actually compete against our Lijing's big brother? Who is he?"

"I heard he's from Xinyue…"

"That's him! The guy who once defeated Ai Changyuan!"

"Tsk, haven't you heard? A Banished Immortal, geez!"

"What a pity… Talking about talent, he's definitely the top of this year."

"So what if he defeats Ai Changyuan ten times? He's just a Banished Immortal."

Before he even took the stage, Wang Qi had already received a chorus of jeers.

But Wang Qi didn't mind much. These fellows, who stuck out their cheeks for him to slap, would soon disappear without a trace, their vitality no stronger than mosquitoes after harvest. What he was more concerned about was another matter.

"Really, no protagonist treatment this time? I do prefer making a dramatic entrance in the very last second to turn the tide."

Feigning a sigh, Wang Qi then leisurely stepped onto Trial Area Number One A.

As another young man with golden vestment robes and bronzed skin entered the arena, the restrictions activated, isolating the two inside.

When the referee announced the start of the competition, neither of them moved. Wang Qi appeared indifferent due to a lack of interest. Fa Xiong, on the other hand, was the opposite. Seeing Wang Qi uninspired, he mocked in a sneering tone, "Yo, there's that Banished Immortal."

Wang Qi sighed softly, "Even though I know it won't be long before you're proven wrong, it's still so irritating!"

"Feeling uncomfortable, huh?" Fa Xiong patted his face mockingly, "Come on, come hit me! Ha! The competition has already started, Banished Immortal, you haven't been so discouraged that you lost heart now, have you?"

This guy is an idiot, a pure one… Wang Qi sighed again as his mana surged into his fists with the Heavenly Entropy Technique.

Better finish this fight quickly!

By then, Fa Xiong patted his chest, "But you're at least someone who has defeated Ai Changyuan, so I guess you're still maintaining the level from half a year ago? I'll just use you to gauge Ai Changyuan's worth!"

He then shook his sleeves and released several refined iron fragments that quickly orbited around him as the center, while some electrical arcs appeared on his body.

From below, Mao Zimiao registered a change in expression, "How can he operate so many magic artifacts at once! He's clearly at Mid-Stage Qi Refining!"

Being distracted to control multiple magic artifacts wasn't particularly difficult. However, the computational power required for such was substantial, and without enough cultivation, managing dozens of artifacts would only result in chaotic movements and no combat capability.

Wu Shiqin's expression grew stern. She could see electromagnetic waves invisible to the naked eye and instantly understood the true nature of this spell, "It's not about operating multiple magic artifacts simultaneously. Those iron fragments are probably just ordinary heavenly treasures which can fly..."

"They are just set up with several loops of magnetic rails. Didn't you see their flight paths are fixed?" On the other side, Ai Changyuan explained to Lu Qianqian, "It's a variant of the Electric Crossbow Magnetic String."

Bao Xiaoya also nodded secretly. Fa Xiong might have low emotional intelligence, but he wasn't stupid; this defensive play was quite solid.

So, how will you respond, Wang Qi?

Faced directly with this spell, Wang Qi's eyes lit up, "Wow, because the scope of the field isn't sufficient, there isn't enough distance for acceleration, so you gave up on using the iron fragments as railgun projectiles and switched to defense instead? More importantly, it seems like you're expecting me to use the Prison Thunder Spell, since it can only offload electric currents while electromagnetic cannon is pure kinetic energy… If I attempt to use Prison Thunder to deflect your Thunder Strike, you'll convert your mana into kinetic energy for the iron fragments. Clever idea."

After executing this maneuver, Fa Xiong proudly said, "Ha, I heard you also practiced the Heavenly Song, you should appreciate the brilliance of this move, right? I'm not afraid to tell you, my main cultivation technique is the Heavenly Song, and I already have seven layers of the Thunder Battle Body…"

"Thunder Battle Body?" Wang Qi's eyes sparkled, "You've cultivated the Thunder Battle Body, haven't you?"