It wasn't until Liu Wuxie reached the edge of the field that Elder Kong spoke. He was obviously taking care of Liu Wuxie and letting him rest for a while.
Liu Wuxie kept Elder Kong's kindness in mind.
Everyone returned to the center of the field, including Liu Wuxie, and returned along the original path. This time, dozens of breaths passed by, and Liu Wuxie's soul sea was completely stabilized.
After Liu Wuxie returned to the field, he chose to turn a blind eye when faced with the fiery looks around him. Many people were obviously deliberately provoking him and forcing Liu Wuxie to attack.
As long as Liu Wuxie attacks them, he will have the opportunity to teach Liu Wuxie a lesson.
"Brother Liu, congratulations on your breakthrough."
Huang Zechang rushed to Liu Wuxie's side immediately, but this time the two powerful Immortal Kings of the Huang family did not stop him.
"Don't talk and calm down."
Liu Wuxie just nodded. Unbeknownst to others, he knew very well what was going to be tested in the second level. If he was slightly distracted, all his previous efforts in the second level would be wasted.
Baguio Palace's assessment this time has taken a different approach, completely different from the normal sect assessment.
The first level of soul power assessment has just ended. More than half of the people in the field were seriously depleted of soul power, 30% of the people had half of their soul power depleted, and the remaining people had some loss of soul power, and it would take several days to fully recover.
Only Liu Wuxie, not only was his soul power not consumed, but he was also more than ten times more powerful than before.
"What's the second test?"
After they returned to the field, nothing happened. It was neither a test of talent, nor a test of martial arts, nor a test of strength.
"Who knows, according to previous Baguio Palace assessments, the second level should test combat skills."
The disciples who participated in last year's assessment are talking loudly about how they almost joined the Baguio Palace last year.
This year's Baguio Palace assessment is obviously more focused on talent. As for strength and cultivation, they are secondary.
Because cultivation level is still fighting ability, it can be gradually improved, but this talent is destined by God. Unless you can get a heaven-defying opportunity, you can change your destiny.
Therefore, many high-level gods were eliminated in the first level. It was not because their fighting power was not enough, nor because their cultivation was not enough, but because their talents were destined to only reach the high-level gods, and it was difficult to go further.
On the Zimu Peak!
The crane fell down and turned into a woman and bowed down.
"Master, I have found out everything. This person's name is Liu Wuxie..."
The woman informed Immortal Emperor Shuiyao of all the information she had found.
"Wait a minute!" Immortal Emperor Shuiyao interrupted He Nu: "Tell me again, what is his name."
"Liu Wuxie."
This time, He Nu increased her voice and spoke clearly. Each word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Immortal Emperor Shuiyao's heart hard.
"Liu Wuxie, Liu Wuxie, he is also called Liu Wuxie."
Immortal Emperor Shuiyao murmured to himself, looking at Lingyun Immortal World, there was only one named Liu Wuxie.
Although she only met Liu Wuxie a few times, it was as if they had been friends for a long time.
Seven years ago, she learned that Liu Wuxie died at Duanhun Cliff. She went to check it out personally and found that Liu Wuxie's soul was scattered and he was completely dead.
After returning to Baguio Palace, Immortal Emperor Shuiyao chose to retreat.
When I woke up this time, I suddenly heard the words Liu Wuxie. No wonder he had this expression.
"Master, are you okay?"
Seeing that Immortal Emperor Shuiyao remained silent, He Nu asked cautiously.
"Go ahead, keep a close eye on this person and report to me at any time."
Shuiyao waved her hand, and Crane Girl flew up and left Zimu Peak.
…
Above the platform, there was suddenly a violent noise, like countless insects flying from all directions.
Suddenly time!
A curtain of light descended, covering the entire platform.
Immediately afterwards, countless small black bugs hovered over all the assessment disciples. These were black beetles that were common in the fairy world and were about the size of an adult's fingernail.
At a glance, there is a large area of densely packed sky, at least hundreds of thousands of them.
"Within the time limit of one stick of incense, you can count how many black beetles there are. The first 8,000 people with the closest number will successfully advance to the third level."
After Elder Kong finished speaking, he lit an incense candle in his hand and started the timer.
"What!"
Everyone was confused when they heard that they were asked to count the black beetles in the sky.
Although black beetles are common in the fairy world, black beetles have a great characteristic. They fly extremely fast, and each one looks basically the same.
The sky is full of black beetles. Even if you just counted this one, if it flies somewhere else, you have to count it all over again.
In this way, it is difficult to count exactly how many there are.
Someone has started counting and found that no matter how they count, when they reach 10,000, they will become a mess.
"Forget it, let's just make a blind estimate."
Some people have already begun to give up. In the first level of the assessment, their soul power was extremely consumed. This second level, the black beetle, is undoubtedly an upgraded version of the test of soul power.
When fighting, once your soul power is exhausted, you need super adaptability, as is the case with these insects.
"It's not fair, it's not fair. They have just experienced soul power crushing. Everyone's soul power has been severely depleted and they can't spare any extra soul power to count bugs."
Many assessment disciples were in mourning, and all kinds of complaints resounded throughout the sky.
Especially those disciples whose soul power was seriously consumed directly held their heads, and a large number of black beetles made a buzzing sound, causing them to lose their minds.
If you want to get accurate data, the best way is to imprint your own soul power on each black beetle. In the end, you only need to count the number of soul powers to calculate the accurate number of black beetles.
If it was during the heyday, it wouldn't be difficult. Even if it's not 100% accurate, the number would certainly not be much different.
After the first level of soul power crushing, there were only a few who could maintain their full soul power, which greatly increased the difficulty of the test. Counting bugs was obviously very simple, but it made them miserable.
By counting the insects, those with poor adaptability and those whose soul power is not pure enough will be eliminated.
"Bang bang bang..."
Dozens of examination disciples had their soul power completely exhausted and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
The noise caused by the flying insects, coupled with the sound of the surrounding disciples colliding with each other, caused even those disciples with firmer souls to become confused, proving that their adaptability was still lacking.
Huang Zechang secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, Liu Wuxie reminded him to calm down in advance.
Liu Wuxie raised his head and looked up at the sky, using his ghost eyes, the insects slowed down a lot. Each one was like a snail, and their movement trajectory could be clearly seen.
The soul power quickly dissipated and was imprinted on every insect, forming a picture that appeared on the Book of Heavenly Dao, and a brand new number appeared in Liu Wuxie's memory.
Putting away his ghost eyes, Liu Wuxie walked step by step towards the edge of the field, where there was already a stampede.
"Look at that kid, it's only been ten breaths and he's still far away from a stick of incense. Why did he suddenly run to the sidelines?"
Liu Wuxie came to the sidelines and attracted the attention of many people, who cast their eyes over him one after another.
"I guess I've given up. I'll just guess a number when the time comes."
Many people shook their heads, looked back, and continued to look at the field.
Even Elder Kong in the sky frowned. It only took Liu Wuxie ten breaths to walk out of the field. In the Golden Fairyland, it would be difficult to count how many insects there were in such a short period of time.
The entire platform was covered by a light curtain, and the ten assessors were unable to transmit messages to the assessment disciples. The purpose was to prevent the assessors from telling the correct answers to the assessment disciples.
Time passed little by little, and half a stick of incense passed in the blink of an eye. Long Yuanxiong walked out of the field. He was the second one to finish.
When he walked to the sidelines, Long Yuanxiong glanced at Liu Wuxie, and Liu Wuxie happened to look towards him as well. Their eyes met. Long Yuanxiong nodded, and Liu Wuxie nodded in return. The two parties had said hello.
One after another, more and more disciples moved towards the edge of the field. It was quieter here, but the middle area was too noisy.
"time up!"
The incense in Elder Kong's hand has burned to the end, and the time of one incense has ended.
Many people still don't have a clue. The second level of the assessment has ended.
"Put the numbers in your hearts into the jade tablets in your hands." Elder Kong said to everyone.
In order to prevent cheating, everyone must not collude with each other and enter their numbers into the jade tablet, so that Elder Kong can clearly see their answers through the crystal paper in his hand.
Liu Wuxie took out the jade token in his arms and used his soul power to enter a series of numbers.
The crystal paper in Elder Kong's hand gradually grew in size, with bursts of luster on it, and a series of numbers appeared behind each person's name.
Within a few seconds, everyone entered all the numbers in their minds into the jade tablet.
Elder Kong nodded to the other nine elders, and the ten of them jointly removed the light curtain in the air. Xia Ru waved his hand, and all the black beetles flew into a palm-sized bottle.
Such a small bottle can hold hundreds of thousands of black beetles, which is really scary.
"Now I will announce everyone's answers."
Elder Kong injected a mark into the crystal paper, and a powerful luster burst out from the paper, immediately filling half of the sky. Everyone's name and the number behind it could be clearly seen.
"Are there so many black beetles? I just counted them, and there are only hundreds of thousands of them!"
The monks outside the venue had been counted just now, but they were standing on the periphery, and the black beetle was in the middle of the platform, so the view was not very accurate.
"The best person in this second level is none other than Long Yuanxiong. Not only did he not consume any soul power, but he is also in the peak Golden Immortal Realm. It is easy for him to count such insects."
There was discussion among the surrounding people that Long Yuanxiong deservedly won the first place in this test.
"Look, there's only one number difference between Long Yuanxiong and that boy named Liu Wuxie." An exclamation came out and spread throughout the entire platform.
The souls of those outside the field did not suffer much damage. They quickly looked at everyone's names and numbers and found that there was only one number difference between Liu Wuxie's number and Long Yuanxiong's number.
"How can this be!"
No one doubts Long Yuanxiong's figures. Even if his figures are not 100% accurate, they will not be very different.
The ten elders in the void looked at each other and saw deep shock in each other's eyes.
Long Yuanxiong looked at the sky. When he saw the string of numbers behind Liu Wuxie's name, he couldn't help frowning. He clearly remembered that there were only three hundred thousand and seventy insects. Why did Liu Wuxie count three hundred thousand?
Seventy-one bugs. This chapter has been completed!