C22 Observational talent

The one in first place was naturally Kong Han. Kong Han's strength was obviously stronger than all the other participants, and the fact that he had easily eliminated three participants who were also at the third level of Qi Condensation was proof of that.

If it wasn't for the internal conflict in the academy, if Zheng Kuan didn't meet Kong Han, he would have been qualified to enter the finals. In the eyes of the dean of Iron Martial Academy, this was very possible.

And now, Zheng Kuan, who had been secretly placed high hopes on, had actually been defeated by Yi Zhou, who was the least optimistic before the competition.

Du Wei's heart was finally at ease. He did not have a detailed understanding of the limits of Yi Zhou's abilities.

In his mind, everyone had their own path to growth. He admired Yi Zhou and had even thought of a long-term plan for him. But he did not want to interfere with Yi Zhou's growth.

If Yi Zhou had something to ask him, then he would naturally answer their questions. If not, then Yi Zhou would naturally grow.

Through Si Qi's description, he had a general impression of Yi Zhou's strength, but he had absolutely never thought that the current Yi Zhou, would actually be able to directly talk to him and even obtain victory when facing Zheng Kuan's extraordinary display just now!

Good boy, so you have already grown to this stage.

Du Wei shook his head and laughed, but his heart was filled with pride. After all, Yi Zhou was something that he had dug up.

Good!

The surrounding commoners started to clap their hands. They were focused on the outcome of the competition. As for the significance, those were the matters of the grand characters.

A little further away from the competition grounds was the royal family's Star Observation Hall.

Currently, some of the royal nobles and ministers of the Azure Sun Dynasty were watching the competition from the Star Observation Tower.

As the biggest and most grand competition in the Azure Sun Empire, it would naturally attract the attention of their upper echelons.

In the past, they had also been there to watch the competition. However, something had happened before. Someone used a power that exceeded their control in order to attract their attention, resulting in the deaths of two people. They went from watching the competition from the open side to watching it from the shadows.

Grand Duke, the person called Yi Zhou in the competition can definitely excel in the military.

An officer said.

Duke Wei, who was resting with his eyes closed, rubbed his forehead slowly and said softly: It's a pity that he's Du Wei's man.

That Yi Zhou is from my Azure Sun Dynasty, right? How did he become Du Wei's man?

Grand Duke, just who is that Du Wei. As soon as he came to me, he immediately became the Principal of the Azure Sun Academy. How could the king tolerate this? Was he someone from the Tian Zi Country?

The Azure Sun Dynasty was a part of the Tian Zi Country, and although it was only in name, they only needed to pay tribute to them every year.

Elder Wei sighed, and said with a serious face: "This Du Wei, isn't from the Sky Purple Nation." However, he came from a certain sect.

Sect!

Those who heard of this for the first time were shocked.

Sects generally transcended the mundane world in order to obtain the true meaning of the Great Way of the Truth.

There weren't any sects in the Azure Sun Empire, but it was said that there were three sects that supported the Sky Purple Nation.

Every nation that stood firm had to have a strong backing to support them. Otherwise, it would only be a matter of time before the nation would be destroyed.

Although the entire East Xuan Continent was vast, those who dared to establish their own kingdoms and inherited their kingdoms were far less than people imagined.

There were many places that existed in the form of dynasties that were attached to a certain country, just like the Azure Sun Dynasty.

Alright, stop thinking about this Yi Zhou. There were even more people that were more outstanding than him and were worth nurturing.

After Yi Zhou finished participating in the morning competition, he directly returned to the Azure Sun Academy.

Congratulations, you actually entered the top four. Si Qi congratulated and smiled on the road.

Senior Martial Brother, I was just lucky and almost lost. Yi Zhou said.

I don't think so. You must still have some energy left in you.

Yi Zhou did not expect that Senior Brother Si Qi's understanding of him was so deep, he could only shake his head and remain silent.

Oh right, the dean is asking you if you have any ideas about the upcoming competition, do you need any support?

The next match? Yi Zhou thought for a while, then revealed his true intentions. Actually, I was only thinking about the reward for third place, the Bone Ablutionary Dan. Moreover, that Kong Han is definitely much stronger than me. If I were to meet him next, I would probably have to admit defeat.

Yes, indeed. That Kong Han was indeed a genius. Si Qi nodded, he understood what Yi Zhou meant.

The dean doesn't want you to get hurt either. It's already good enough for you to be able to do this. What the dean wants from you is to know if you need any rewards.

I don't need it. I owe the dean too much already. Of course, I won't be polite if I have the necessary items later on.

Yi Zhou faintly felt that he was almost tied up with the Principal himself. In the future, if Principal Du Wei had any requests, it would probably be difficult for him to reject.

However, he did not reject this feeling. He could feel that the dean was really sincere in helping him. He never inquired about his privacy, and only asked if there was any need.

Oh right, Senior Brother Si Qi, if you are going to fight against Kong Han, it should be fine, right?

Yi Zhou casually asked.

It was hard to say, but he would only know after comparing the two. Si Qi laughed and said, but the confidence on his face did not lessen.

After returning to the Academy, Yi Zhou directly went to the arena which was specially reserved for him and Si Qi.

After exchanging punches with Zheng Kuan, Yi Zhou had a new understanding of Qi Gathering Explosion.

It turned out that he had always thought of Qi Gathering Explosion as a method of attack. In his mind, he had always been thinking about how to activate the condensed spiritual energy and deal damage to his opponent.

Through the feel of the match, he changed his mind.

Since I am unable to release the compressed Spiritual Energy through any means, can I use the pressure created by the impact?

It should be easier than my own release. The pressure of the impact can be easily understood as multiplied, and it's always easier than being released by my own pressure alone.

With that said and done, Yi Zhou once again entered into deep meditation.

Actually, this method of meditation was the same as the inspiration that came for Yi Zhou when the chrysalis was in a cocoon. Because this was a reflection of one's own true situation, Yi Zhou called it the True Reflection Meditation Technique.

A thread of the weak Spiritual Energy slowly gathered in the He Gu acupoint on his right hand, then condensed into a ball, which was then compressed into a tiny, high-pressure energy.

Yi Zhou suddenly waved his hand, and his fist landed on one of the pillars.

At the moment of impact, the pressure in Yi Zhou's body intertwined with the rebound force of the pillar, forming a powerful force.

Out!

Yi Zhou gave the order in his mind.

A shiny crystal shot out and exploded with a "pa" sound.

He succeeded!

Yi Zhou looked at the small crack on the pillar, and then looked at the wound on his right hand, not knowing if he should be happy or sad.

This line of thinking was correct. Using pressure, the probability of success was the greatest.

The problem now was that if the damage was guaranteed to be external, there would be as little damage to the user as possible, or the damage would be minimal, or even the ability to change protection.

Otherwise, with such a Qi Gathering Burst, it would only be a matter of one's own life or death.

Yi Zhou experimented multiple times again. He found that this type of Qi Gathering could form various parts of his body. As long as they reacted in time, they could gather into a ball and leap out of the body when they were hit.

As long as he could reduce the damage it dealt to himself, it would be an unexpected way to defend and attack.

Yi Zhou absorbed the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth again, to replenish the depletion of his Dantian.

He could feel that some of the spirit energy in his dantian had obviously dredged up the rest of the spirit veins.

Furthermore, he had also experimented before, even if he could absorb the Spiritual Stone's spirit energy, it would turn into non-elemental spirit energy in his dantian. However, the amount of spiritual energy he needed was not much, so absorbing the spiritual energy in the world was more than enough.

It was just that if he wanted to open a second spirit vein and enter the second level of Qi Condensation, that was not something he could do in a short period of time.

Yi Zhou had once tried to control the Spirit Qi in his dantian to specialize in one Spirit Vein so that he could have the chance to reach a better realm quickly.

Unfortunately, the spirit energy in his dantian wasn't as obedient as he had imagined. Instead, it was silently cleaning the eight spirit veins at the same time.

He had to think about how to reduce the damage from the Qi Gathering Blast.

Yi Zhou began to ponder again.

Through different mental cultivation methods, Spiritual Energy could be transformed into different shapes. It could be condensed into a shield, it was sturdy and heavy, or it could be condensed into a blade and sword. It was extremely sharp.

What Yi Zhou had to consider was how to maximize the defense and attack the enemy.

The next day, in the morning, the top four contestants would be divided into groups of two matches. In the afternoon, the top eight eliminated contestants would be divided into groups of five to eight contestants in order.

The first match, Azure Sun Academy's Yi Zhou versus Hidden Dragon Institute's He Zhen.

This time, Yi Zhou's luck was bad, he did not manage to get to the one with the lowest cultivation level, Sun Kui.

Having entered the top four, the first level of Qi Condensation was already burning incense. Before, when the competition was not intense, this was not the case either.

Indeed, the number of participants in the tournament had increased by a lot. This Yi Zhou was truly lucky.

Seeing the results of the division, Yi Zhou did not feel anything. In any case, he was going for the third place prize. Today's mission, even if he lost, it didn't matter who he fought with.

But Yi Zhou did not want to admit defeat directly, he had to at least weigh the pros and cons of his opponent, and not come here for nothing.

I didn't expect you to be able to enter the top four. It looks like your previous arrogance isn't without reason.

The competition had already begun. On the stage, He Zhen said to Yi Zhou.

Have I ever been arrogant?

Yi Zhou asked himself, he never thought that he would be so arrogant, only when someone threatened and bullied him would he get angry.

However, since He Zhen had already decided, he didn't want to refute.

I heard your luck has always been good, so why aren't you doing well this time? He Zhen asked with a cold smile.

I've always relied on strength, is luck really useful?

A thought suddenly appeared in Yi Zhou's mind, and he wanted to use He Zhen to test the results of his thoughts yesterday.