Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 289 - 47: Zhao Xing Takes First, Shi Yong’s Desire to Win or Lose! _2

Chapter 289: Chapter 47: Zhao Xing Takes First, Shi Yong’s Desire to Win or Lose! _2

"I failed,"

Ouyang Song’s expression changed.

In a span of 15 minutes, he had crafted an Invisibility Grassman.

He felt that the magic efficacy of the Grassman was between six-turn and seven-turn—it could be six, or possibly seven.

But now at a glance, it was still not up to seven-turn.

"Alas, it seems I can only receive the rewards for places fifty to one hundred."

Fifty to one hundred places, merely a thousand points.

Ouyang Song was reluctant but helpless.

He could only step aside and watch.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

"Thump, thump, thump!"

"No!"

"Could this be a mistake? I’ve clearly mastered the seven-turn technique!"

"Ah, my fourth Grassman also exploded!"

Many Grassmen, before even setting foot inside the palace threshold, were blasted away.

Suddenly, hundreds of Grassmen exploded above the square, their Five Elements Power scattering across the night sky, shimmering like fireworks.

"Go."

Zhao Xing pointed, directing his nineteen Grassmen to rush up the steps.

Among the nineteen Grassmen, there were four Invisibility Grassmen, three Illusion Grassmen, and the remaining twelve were Divine Courage, Giant Shield, and Self-Destruct, four each.

According to Zhao Xing’s own estimation, the Invisibility and Illusion were seven-turn, while the other twelve were nine-turn.

However, practice and theory sometimes differed; Zhao Xing was also unsure whether the last Grassman, which was crafted in the later half of the quarter, could indeed be counted as seven-turn.

"Tat, tat, tat~"

The nineteen Grassmen began stepping onto the staircase.

The Divine Courage Grassman and the Giant Shield Grassman were the first to withstand a massive impact.

But the Nine-Turn Grassmen were unaffected and proceeded steadily up all the stairs.

The Invisibility Grassman faced relatively less pressure because its main challenge was to counteract the Magic Dispersion targeting its "Invisibility" effect.

Similarly, the Illusion Grassman was under even less pressure, but with a broader coverage. The Array on the stairs was attacking the Illusion Grassman’s "Illusion" effect.

Now in appearance, the Illusion Grassman seemed as real as a true person. Should it not be able to withstand the pressure, it would show its true form.

The Nine-Turn Grassmen all successfully entered the palace.

The seven-turn Grassmen, both Invisibility and Illusion, progressed slowly.

The first one made it through, the fourth one made it through...

Just as the last Invisibility Grassman was crossing the thirtieth step nearing entry into the palace, a finger suddenly became visible.

"Boom!" The Invisibility Grassman revealed its trace, naturally deemed a failure, and was blown into the sky by a strong gust where it exploded.

"One failed, about what I had estimated," Zhao Xing thought to himself. He had suspected that the last Grassman was somewhat hastily crafted.

Even with a Nine-Turn Grassman Spell, if produced under time constraints and with insufficient materials, it might still lead to a failure in casting or a significant reduction in power.

Only then did Zhao Xing turn his attention to observe others’ results.

However, it was hard to discern at the moment which Grassmen belonged to whom.

He could only wait quietly for Liu Tianning to announce the results.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Explosions continued.

Zhuang Ziqing, Han Bing, Cao Shuang, and others came over: "Zhao Xing, how many Grassmen did you get in?"

"Eighteen."

"?"

Cao Shuang’s eyes widened: "In 15 minutes, you crafted eighteen Grassmen, and each reached a seven-turn level?"

Zhuang Ziqing was also stunned: "You, you’re not joking, right?"

With an expressionless face, Han Bing said, "He doesn’t seem to be joking. I believe his expression suggests that you all are simply too weak."

Zhao Xing glanced at Han Bing: "Mr. Han, could you please not draw hatred toward me? How can you interpret my expression in such a way."

The others paid no mind to Han Bing’s sarcastic joke; it was just his character. If Zhao Xing made a poker face like Han Bing, it might indeed have such an effect of drawing hatred.

"How many did you get in?" Zhao Xing asked.

"I got seven," Cao Shuang said, "originally ten, but three Invisibility Grassmen exploded."

"I got nine," Zhuang Ziqing said, "I thought Cai Jin was impressive, but I never expected you to have so many."

Zhao Xing couldn’t help but look towards Cai Jin: "Brother Cai, how many Grassmen did you get in?"

Cai Jin shook his head: "Fourteen, far less than Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "It’s not just about the number, Brother Cai is being too modest."

Cai Jin was from Taicang Institute and primarily studied the Self Sect. The Grassman Skill was also a technique of Self Method, so his performance being normal was to be expected.

"Shi Yong also managed to send in nine Grassman," Zhuang Ziqing said, "but I don’t know what level his Grassman Skill has reached."

"I didn’t pay attention," everyone else shook their heads, the time was too rushed, who had the mind to pay attention to others.

"Just wait, the Grassmen are almost done entering, the rankings for the fourth stage will be out soon."

...

After another 15 minutes, there were no more complete Grassmen on the square.

Those to enter had entered, those to explode had finished exploding.

Soon, everyone received the rankings for the fourth stage through the Earth Mirror.

[First Place: Divine Might Army, Zhao Xing]

[Second Place: Cang Jue Army, Cai Jin]

[Third Place: Fierce Sun Army, Feng Qi]

[Fourth Place: Zhenhai Army, Wei Chen]

[Fifth Place: Tiger Flood Dragon Army, Shi Yong]

[Sixth Place: Xuanjia Army, Guan Junyang]

[Seventh Place: Tiger Flood Dragon Army, Li Feng]

[Eighth Place: Qingluan Army, Yu Hao]

[Ninth Place: Tiger Flood Dragon Army, Zhuang Ziqing]

...

[Thirteenth Place: Tiger Flood Dragon Army, Cao Shuang]

...

[Twenty-fifth Place: Divine Might Army, Han Bing]

...

[Thirty-seventh Place: Fierce Sun Army, Jiang Tianming]

...

[Fiftyth Place: Barbarian Army, Fang Yi]

Liu Tianning only ranked the top fifty.

The ranks from fifty-first to one hundredth were not listed, as the rewards for this bracket were all the same, only a thousand points.

As for the top fifty, they could continue to participate in the fifth stage of the test.

As soon as the rankings were announced, the square instantly buzzed with discussion.

"What, Divine Might Army’s Zhao Xing in first place? Isn’t he from the Geography Institute? Why is his Grassman Skill also so powerful?"

"Damn, the selection training of Taicang Institute, yet someone from the Geography Institute took first place!"

"Cai Jin, Feng Qi, Wei Chen are all from Taicang Institute, and none of them could surpass Zhao Xing?"

"Zhao Xing being the runner-up in the last selection training, taking first place this time makes sense, right?"

"What do you know, Grassman Skill is a spell of the Self Sect, Heavenly Time Technique, Earth Advantage Skill may be strong, that doesn’t mean Self Method is strong too, you should know Shi Yong reached fifth, Zhuang Ziqing ninth."

"Could it be that Zhao Xing had studied Grassman Skill before? But why didn’t he join Taicang Institute?"

"Who mainly studies Self Sect, eh? When Zhao Xing was assigned to the Geography Institute to receive top-tier resources, he definitely wouldn’t go to Taicang Institute."

"Mr. Zhao is awesome!"

"..."

As soon as the rankings were out, the originally top-tier talent suddenly became the center of heated discussion.

Among the top ten, five were from Taicang Institute, and within the top twenty, there were also quite a few from Taicang Institute, some of whom were originally not even in the grade ’A’ treatment, just grade ’B’.

It was normal for talents primarily studying the Self Sect to be ranked towards the top in this test, but the unexpected part was Zhao Xing of Divine Might Army taking first place.

"He, he actually took first?" Li Feng was incredibly shocked, "How did he do it, how is his Grassman Skill also so strong?"

Li Feng, who ranked seventh in the fourth stage, thought this time he might be able to surpass Zhao Xing and finally get some revenge.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xing had leaped to the first place!

"Even Shi Yong made it to fifth, yet he actually went up to first," Li Feng felt so spiteful inside. When would he be able to get his revenge?!

"Being strong in a single technique doesn’t mean being strong overall, I still have a chance to surpass him!" Li Feng could only console himself, pinning his hopes on the later stages, "I have already mastered combining three techniques, and I am also seventh place, so there’s still hope to surpass him in this round."

Many people were comparing Zhuang Ziqing, Zhao Xing, and Shi Yong.

At this moment, Shi Yong, who had been standing in the southeast corner of the square, also couldn’t resist pulling out his Earth Mirror to take a look.

"I ranked fifth, Zhuang Ziqing ranked ninth."

"Zhao Xing, however, ranked first?"

As Shi Yong saw the first place name in the Earth Mirror, a flash of competitive desire sparkled in his eyes.

"The essence of Grassman Skill also involves the way of the Five Elements. I thought casually learning it would earn me 50,000 points, seems that being unserious won’t cut it."

Shoo—Shi Yong put away the Earth Mirror and flew towards the ’Primordial Dojo’ of Taicang Institute.