Taking advantage of the fact that the second trial hasn’t started yet, Xia Feng closed his eyes and pulled Qi Wan’Er into the Dream Realm Pearl.

As he had guessed, even within the Dream Realm Pearl, the two of them could use the external waterfall’s turbulence to cleanse their Spiritual Power.

With such a good opportunity, Xia Feng naturally wouldn’t miss it. He closed his eyes and began to comprehend the principles within.

It was Qi Wan’Er who noticed the start of the first round of music appraisal, and she awakened the absorbed Xia Feng.

The two emerged from the Dream Realm Pearl just as the first round of music appraisal began.

Mo Rongying furrowed his brow slightly, closed his eyes, and carefully felt the emotions within. Occasionally, he tilted his head, seemingly hesitant.

The remaining few people exchanged glances, with a hint of nervousness in their expressions.

The prodigy sitting opposite Xia Feng closed his eyes, and his Spiritual Power began to fluctuate irregularly.

According to what the Celestial Sound Saintess had said earlier, he was likely discerning the emotions within and pointing out the mistakes, correcting them.

To prevent others from copying, this irregular fluctuation of Spiritual Power was created.

Xia Feng was quite curious. How could the person across from him already know the answer before he had a chance to understand the emotions?

He didn’t think much of it, assuming that the prodigy opposite him just happened to know the answer to that question.

However, just as he closed his eyes to bring the music into the Dream Realm Pearl, a sudden scream from across startled everyone present.

The previously confusing fluctuation of Spiritual Power congealed into a leaping ’heart’ and slowly formed into a massive Celestial Sound Beast.

If the Celestial Sound Beast wasn’t incorporeal, able to freely pass through the pavilion, this small pavilion might have already been overturned.

The prodigy was filled with panic, screaming, "How is it possible? How could I be wrong? This question, my ancestor..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Celestial Sound Beast opened its gaping maw and swallowed him whole.

Xia Feng’s expression grew more serious. Although the prodigy didn’t finish his sentence, the other prodigies’ faces changed.

The reason they dared to sit here for the second trial was largely because their ancestors had ’predicted’ the themes for them.

As long as they heard the start, they could understand the emotions behind the music.

But the prodigy’s words left the others uneasy, as if their once-reliable predictions were now failing?

Everyone’s hearts began to panic, and some even contemplated fleeing the pavilion to avoid the second trial.

Just as two people poked their heads out of the pavilion, the ferocious Celestial Sound Beast, having just devoured a prodigy, sharply turned, opened its huge mouth, and swallowed them as well.

After devouring them, the Celestial Sound Beast’s form seemed to consolidate, appearing even more formidable, its eyes flickering with flame as it stared intently at the prodigies in the pavilion, waiting for them to make a mistake or attempt to flee.

No one dared to move, and even Xia Feng frowned slightly, finding it somewhat troublesome.

However, he was confident that he wouldn’t make mistakes in such a trial. While everyone else was still in fear, Xia Feng had already immersed himself in the Dream Realm Pearl with Qi Wan’Er.

In the Dream Realm Pearl, the music from the outside world would continuously repeat within its space, and the Great Dao Rules were as clear as if they were written plainly.

With the added advantage of time, a single question had four thousand years to ponder. Even if Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er knew nothing about the Great Dao of Celestial Sound, they could grasp its essence, not to mention that they both had exceptional talent in it.

Thus, the two of them, as if encountering no bottleneck, quickly listened to the music, then entered the Dream Realm Pearl to comprehend, finally using their Spiritual Power to answer the Celestial Sound Saintess’s questions.

The surrounding prodigies, seeing the duo’s speed, initially thought they would follow in the footsteps of the first prodigy, but even after answering the question, the ferocious Celestial Sound Beast remained motionless.

It was then that they realized Xia Feng and Qi Wan’Er had genuinely understood the emotions and errors within.

Mo Rongying couldn’t help but glance at the two. She didn’t know Xia Feng well but was familiar with Qi Wan’Er.

She had always thought of Qi Wan’Er as timid and less talented, not seeing her as a competitor and being relatively gentle with her.

But today, Mo Rongying began to question her previous thoughts. Could Qi Wan’Er, who could so quickly grasp the Great Dao Rules, not be her competitor?

She looked deeply at Qi Wan’Er, recalling her past behavior, and then glanced suspiciously at Xia Feng.

Qi Wan’Er had only changed after Xia Feng appeared, so was Xia Feng the source of the issue?

Xia Feng ignored her musings. With the second question yet to appear, he seized the moment to lead Qi Wan’Er into the Dream Realm Pearl to use the waterfall’s sound waves to cleanse their Spiritual Power.

They continued this process repeatedly, causing the surrounding prodigies to look at Xia Feng with a hint of envy.

They had never seen someone like him; no matter how difficult the question, he and Qi Wan’Er tackled it as effortlessly as drinking water or tea.

Almost with eyes closed for just a moment, they could answer, being the first to respond every round and earning the most points.

Meanwhile, the other prodigies struggled for half an hour, unable to fathom what was happening.

The prodigy next to Xia Feng grew increasingly disgruntled, lasting through three rounds before reaching the fourth when his mind blanked completely.

Meanwhile, Xia Feng had already answered, appearing to be resting with his eyes closed.

As time dwindled, the prodigy’s anxiety mounted, and finally, looking at Xia Feng beside him, malice stirred in his heart.

"Scoundrel, you must be cheating. Otherwise, how could you solve such hard questions so easily?"

While shouting to draw others’ attention, he silently aimed his Divine Artifact Dagger at Xia Feng.

Unexpectedly, just as Xia Feng seemed to be resting, he suddenly shifted half a meter to the right, dodging the prodigy’s attack.

Xia Feng opened his eyes, coldly staring at the frantic prodigy. Having violated the trial’s rules, a raging Celestial Sound Beast began to manifest behind him.

The prodigy, in a crazed state, waved his arms wildly in discontent: "I’m not content! Why were my answers so strained, while you effortlessly solved these problems?"

Xia Feng’s expression remained cold, looking at the prodigy as if he were a dead man: "What is there to be discontented about? Failing to answer is merely due to your own stupidity."