Chapter 99: Zhen Yuan’s Idea

“This is a qi force stone.” The man said.

The qi force stone was black and about one square metre.

It looked ordinary at a glance but after taking a second look, it exuded a mysterious feeling.

’As expected.’ Song Wancheng sighed.

“Do you know what it is?” Shen Xu asked.

“The qi force stone is a special stone used to quantify attack power. When an attack hits it, it issues a number.”

It would make sense to go to so much trouble if the talisman masters could draw whichever talisman they want but that isn’t the case. Isn’t it easier to just check the level and grade of the water arrow talisman?” Shen Xu couldn’t help but wonder.

“The map of the water arrow talisman has been public for thousands of years. As a result, many talisman masters have modified the original map and given it their unique style. Two talismans of the same level and grade can have very different attack powers.” Song Wancheng explained.

“Is that so?” Shen Xu said, looking at the stage.

’I don’t believe anyone can outdo brother Yuan.’ He thought and subconsciously chuckled.

“The passing score is one thousand attack points.” Li Bai said, waved his hand, and a screen appeared in the void.

Level one talisman – 0 to 2,000 attack points

Level two talisman – 2,001 to 4,000 attack points

Level three talisman – 4,001 to 6,000 attack points

Level four talisman – 6,001 to 8,000 attack points

Level five talisman – 8,001 to 10,000 attack points

“Everyone has three chances and the time limit is eight hours.”

“Can I be assessed first if I finish before the time limit?” A talisman master asked but Li Bai shook his head.

“You will all be assessed together after eight hours.”

Hearing this, several people were a little disappointed but they soon regained their composure.

Seeing this, Li Bai nodded and continued.

“You can start drawing if there are no other questions.” He said and the talisman masters didn’t hesitate.

Soon after, the talisman masters began to draw and the audience started to speculate.

In his seat, Shen Xu sighed and stared at Zhen Yuan with a sympathetic expression.

“What’s wrong?” Song Wancheng asked but Shen Xu didn’t answer.

Instead, he continued to stare at his husband.

’Brother Yuan can draw a talisman in a few breaths. What will he do with eight hours?’ Shen Xu wondered.

On stage, Zhen Yuan was also thinking the same thing.

From the instructions, even if he finished early, he had to wait until eight hours later to test the attack power.

Faced with so much ’free time’, Zhen Yuan didn’t know what to do.

In the end, he sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

Because Shen Xu faced a lightning tribulation when advancing to the foundation establishment realm, Zhen Yuan was recently obsessed with body refining techniques.

At first, he planned to borrow from existing techniques to create a suitable method for Shen Xu.

However, his efforts weren’t necessary.

When looking through the books in the space library, he discovered a technique that was perfect for the double’s chaos flame physique.

After Shen Xu’s matter was solved, Zhen Yuan began to think about his own body.

It was during this reflection that he suddenly had an idea.

However, his idea had nothing to do with body refining but everything to do with body defence.

Based on the void laws he comprehended, Zhen Yuan wanted to create a layer of space under his skin.

This way, if an attack hit his skin, it would have to traverse a layer of void before it could damage his body.

However, this idea was easier thought than done.

When he was in seclusion, Zhen Yuan spent years thinking of how to implement his idea but the progress wasn’t satisfactory.

Since he now had some ’free time’, he naturally began to think about it.

Five hours later, his eyes suddenly flew open and his pupils dilated.

’My original idea was right. The only way to integrate a layer of void is to cover my body with runes. However, the runes can’t be randomly drawn.’ He thought and again crossed his eyes.

On the stands, Shen Xu smiled.

“Why hasn’t Zhen Yuan begun to draw? What is he doing?” Song Wancheng couldn’t help but worry.

“There is a lot of time.” Shen Xu said with a careless shrug.

“Five hours have already passed.”

“Brother Yuan doesn’t need so much time to draw three talismans.” Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

“Instead of worrying about my brother Yuan, you should worry about your wife and your sister.”

“Who is my wife?” Song Wancheng immediately retorted and Shen Xu rolled his eyes.

“Are you hanging her if she isn’t your wife?” He questioned.

“I…” Song Wancheng fell silent.

For some reason, he couldn’t define his relationship with Lin Xiang.

At times, it seemed like they could only be friends and at others, it seemed like they could be more.

Because of these confusing feelings, Song Wancheng had never dared to pierce the paper window.

Thinking of that relationship. Song Wancheng sighed.

Unfortunately, his sigh didn’t clear his mind and he was still as confused as ever.

’I will not think about it.’ He decided and turned to the stage.

“Wanqing is a level three talisman master and Xiang’er is a level two master. They will both be fine.”

“Both have drawn one talisman each. They still have two chances.”

After that, the spectators watched and Zhen Yuan continued to meditate.

It wasn’t until half an hour before the deadline that Zhen Yuan opened his eyes, cleared his mind, and began to think about the assessment.

A moment later, he removed three talisman papers, a rune ink bottle, and a brush from his space ring.

However, before he began to draw, he looked at Shen Xu.

’Does Xiaoxu want me to be low-profile?’ He wondered but soon shook his head.

’Xiaoxu was so high-profile, how can I fall behind?’

With that thought, Zhen Yuan put brush to paper.

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