The eastern sky lit up with a hint of fish-belly white, and the flaxen morning light pierced the clouds, illuminating this royal city that had stood on the mainland for two hundred years.
The entire royal city gradually began to boil. Long queues formed by crowds of people surged toward the east of the city.
To the east of the city, the four major colleges have already arranged everything, and all the young elites from various cities have gathered here.
In addition to the examiners from the Four Courts of the Royal City, various prominent families in the Royal City also put down their busy affairs and came to observe this martial arts competition. Among these people, there were a few figures who were like stars.
Like the moon, very popular.
That was Lin Xiaotian, Lin Xue and their group.
"Master Lin, I haven't seen you for a few days. From now on, I, the Li family, will have to help you." A middle-aged man wearing a purple and gold robe said with a smile.
"Where, where, the Li family has been standing in the royal city for a hundred years, and its rich heritage is even greater than that of my Lin family. When it comes to helping me, it is the head of the Li family who helps me." Although Lin Xiaotian said modestly, his expression was serious.
There is a hint of pride in it.
Although the Lin family is also one of the eight major families in the royal city, it was not well received by other families in the past. The main reason was that the foundation of the Lin family was too shallow. But, it is different now.
"Humph, the foundation is too shallow? When our Lin family becomes relatives of the emperor, who will dare to say a bad word about my Lin family?" Lin Xiaotian thought silently.
"The head of the Lin family is joking. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the Lin family becomes the first family in the royal city." The head of the Li family said in a flattering manner. When he said this, he looked at Lin Xue again, extremely respectful.
He said: "This must be Miss Lin. She is indeed the best among people. No wonder she can make the two princes fall in love with her."
If other women heard this, they would be more or less happy in their hearts, but Lin Xue frowned without any trace and just nodded politely to the head of the Li family as a greeting.
The head of the Li family was also a smart man. He knew that Lin Xue was unwilling to talk to him, so he did not dare to say more. He just laughed twice and left.
A sneer appeared on the corner of Lin Xiaotian's mouth, and he said: "This old fox used to ignore me, but now he comes to please me again. It's so shameless. Xue'er, you have done a good job, you should give him a look, let him know
He's sober."
However, Lin Xue still did not speak, but looked into the crowd from time to time, as if looking for something.
Finally, she saw the seemingly ordinary and thin young man, Qin Feng, in the vast sea of people.
Boom...
At this moment, a loud bell rang, shocking everyone. Everyone was attracted by the bell, and they all looked towards the ring in the center.
I saw four naked men carrying a strange stone as dark as ink onto the stage. The ink stone was about three feet in diameter, completely round, and there were faint and obscure spiritual energy fluctuations on it.
"This is the Soul Contract Stone." Some knowledgeable people have already recognized the origin of this stone.
The so-called Soul Contract Stone is a strange stone that can test the closeness between a warrior's martial soul and himself.
The existence of the martial spirit is mysterious and mysterious. It seems to be attached to the warrior, living and dying together with the warrior. It also seems to be an independent individual, and even has its own independent thinking.
This may sound unbelievable, but it has been recognized by countless warriors and even powerful martial saints for tens of thousands of years. The most obvious evidence is that when warriors make an oath in the name of martial arts, once they violate the oath, they will be punished by force.
The backlash of the soul.
It can be seen from this that although humans and Wuhun coexist as one, they are indeed two different individuals, and may even have different thoughts.
Following this, the theory of martial soul affinity came into being, and after thousands of years of repeated research and confirmation, people have reached the conclusion.
The higher the warrior's martial soul affinity, the faster his practice will be.
The Soul Contract Stone is a strange stone that is currently known to be able to detect the affinity of martial souls. It is also extremely precious. Even in the Fourth Courtyard of the Royal City, there are only a few of them.
At the examiner's seat above the high platform, Gu Qingsong from Qianwu Academy was in the first place. Xia Qianjie, representing Lingxiao Academy, and two examiners from Shenfeng Academy and Star Reaching Academy were also seated.
An old man in gray clothes stood next to the Soul Contract Stone, holding a scroll in his hand, and said loudly: "Now, the Wangcheng Examination, the preliminaries have officially begun. All young people participating in the examination are invited to take the test in order."
"No. 1, Meng Yufei from Huayin City."
Then I saw a young man in black jump onto the stage with an arrogant expression and put his palm on the soul contract stone.
Buzz...
I saw three black lights shining on the soul contract stone, and the shadow of a huge black eagle appeared behind Meng Yufei.
But before everyone's exclamations could stop, the examiner Gu Qingsong said: "My martial soul affinity is only thirty points, so I am unqualified."
"What? Unqualified?" The crowd was suddenly shocked.
Meng Yufei was a little unable to recover, and said unconvinced: "How could I fail! My martial spirit is a fourth-grade martial spirit, and I have the potential to become a strong person in the true martial arts realm in the future!"
Gu Qingsong sneered and said: "Only potential is of no use! The martial soul affinity is only thirty points. When your cultivation reaches the Xuanling realm, it will be difficult to improve, or even stop."
"How could this happen?" After hearing this, the young man felt a little depressed. A moment ago, he thought he was a genius, but now he has become a waste.
The examiner representing Shenfeng Academy said kindly: "You don't have to be too sad. Martial spirit affinity can also be cultivated. If you practice diligently in the future, you may still be able to do something in the future. But if you want to enter the Fourth Academy of the Royal City, It’s still a little bit worse.”
Qin Feng in the audience silently watched all this happen. He knew very well that the affinity of Wuhun can indeed be cultivated, but it is extremely difficult. The process is also extremely difficult and painful. It requires great perseverance and great volunteers. , it is simply impossible to do.
Such characters are rare in the entire continent. In Qin Feng's memory, one person appeared in the Daqian Kingdom. That person's name was Yi Tianxing. His talent was mediocre, but he relied on his own efforts. Overcoming thorns and thorns along the way, he raised his cultivation level to the realm of Nirvana, and was even just a hair away from stepping into the realm of martial saint. Even Qin Feng admired this person very much.
It's a pity that Yi Tianxing finally suffered the backlash of the martial spirit and died due to his poor affinity with the martial spirit.
"By the way, this is a thousand years ago. Calculating the time, Yi Tianxing should have just stepped onto the Nirvana realm and has not yet died. It would be interesting to make friends with him in the future." Qin Feng thought to himself.
The preliminaries are still going on. Since the young man in black sadly stepped down, several young people have failed one after another because of poor martial soul affinity. There is even a young man whose martial soul affinity has reached fifty points, but In the end it ended in failure.
This gradually caused a hint of gloom to arise in the hearts of many young people taking the college entrance examination.
"Let me try!" At this moment, a young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes leaped onto the stage.
"This is the pride of our Luoshan City, Mo Feiyang! He will definitely succeed!" someone in the crowd shouted.
A confident smile appeared on Mo Feiyang's face, and he saw his hands gently touching the Soul Contract Stone, and six black lights suddenly flashed out.
"Martial spirit affinity is sixty points, passed." Gu Qingsong said.
The crowd suddenly burst into cheers. As the first person to pass the examination, Mo Feiyang's name is destined to be remembered.
Afterwards, nearly a hundred people came to the stage to take the test, and among the hundred people, a total of thirty-eight people passed.
Seeing such a scene, many young people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from the current situation, the chance of passing the examination is about 40%. Although this ratio is not too high, it is not low either.
However, what surprised them was that until now, there was still no one with a martial soul affinity of more than 70%. This made some people secretly sigh, maybe only those with a martial soul affinity of 70% would be subject to the royal city.
The Fourth Academy should pay attention to it.
The morning light gradually became hotter, and the temperature between heaven and earth also increased. In the crowded crowd, many young people began to have beads of sweat on their foreheads.
However, there are two young people occupying a large space, sitting leisurely on a large chair. The position they sit in is more conspicuous and more noble than the examiner's seat. There are even more people beside them.
Each has a beautiful maid to shade from the sun and hold an umbrella, or to fan the wind, or to peel fruits.
There is no doubt that during the Fourth Academy Examination, who else can enjoy such treatment besides the Prince of Chu and the Sixth Prince?
Prince Chu took the plums that his maid had just fished out of the ice bucket, took a sip and said, "The cultivation level of your Daqian Kingdom seems not to be very good."
The Sixth Prince frowned slightly. In fact, the level of cultivation of the young people who took the Fourth Academy Examination this year was already quite good. Prince Chu's words were simply intended to cause serious injury.
"Could it be that the cultivation level of your Motie Kingdom is very high? It seems that there are not many strong men who have reached the True Martial Realm." The Sixth Prince said calmly.
A strong man in the True Martial Realm is the pinnacle of combat power in a kingdom, and is also a symbol of whether a kingdom is strong. In this regard, Motie Kingdom and Daqian Kingdom are basically the same.
Prince Chu snorted coldly, "Do you dare to bet? I will say that the cultivation level of your Daqian Kingdom is not as good as my Motie Kingdom."
"How to bet?" There was a trace of anger in the eyes of the sixth prince.
Prince Chu glanced at the group of young people below with disdain, and said to the sixth prince: "My martial soul affinity is more than yours. No, no, no, among the younger generation in the entire Daqian Kingdom, as long as one person has
If your martial soul affinity exceeds mine, you will win."
"The bet is set at fifty million gold coins. Do you dare to bet?"
Prince Chu's tone was so domineering and arrogant.
This is no longer a personal contempt for the Sixth Prince, but a contempt and contempt for everyone in the Fourth Academy Examination, and even the entire Daqian Kingdom!