At that mont, Feng Zheng was still busy tallying the results, feeling a major headache coming on.
When he saw Ouyang Sword and his companion approach, he asked, puzzled, "What can I do for you two?"
Ouyang Sword said, "Lord Feng, it seems Brother Shen is still inside that space."
Feng Zheng froze for a mont when he heard this.
Neither he nor the other judges had noticed, as he’d been preoccupied with tallying the rankings.
anwhile, the mbers of the Daoist and Buddhist Sects were still reeling in shock.
The Third Prince was in a conversation with Death Night and hadn’t paid attention either.
After all, Shen Bai’s first-place finish was already set in stone. They figured he could co out at any ti, so they planned to finish their own tasks first.
But now that Ouyang Sword had ntioned it, Feng Zheng’s attention was imdiately captured.
Not just Feng Zheng, but everyone present turned their gazes to the mirror floating in the void.
In the mirror, within the section dedicated to Shen Bai, he was currently airborne, flying toward a specific location.
Feng Zheng frowned. "What’s going on? Why is this happening?"
The Third Prince turned and said, "Lord Feng, you are one of the organizers of this internal exam. Don’t you know the reason?"
Feng Zheng’s expression grew complicated. "I was in charge of setting up the examination grounds. I ensured there would be no issues, but what’s happening now is truly beyond my comprehension."
At this, he turned to a mber of the Observatory and ordered,
"Go bring the architects imdiately. I need to ask them what’s going on."
The designated Observatory mber acknowledged the order and departed with haste.
A short while later, he returned with four individuals.
The four were of varying heights and builds, and all wore expressions of confusion, clearly unaware of what had transpired.
Feng Zheng recounted the events, then pointed at Shen Bai in the mirror. "This nine-story tower was built by the four of you. Now that this has happened, I need an explanation."
The internal exam was of utmost importance, and Shen Bai had demonstrated terrifying potential, making him arguably the most brilliant rising star in the Great Zhou Country.
But now this had happened. If sothing were to truly befall Shen Bai, he, Feng Zheng, could not bear the responsibility.
Having his entire clan executed would be getting off lightly.
The four architects exchanged glances, their faces pale with fear.
Cold sweat beaded on their foreheads. The tallest of the architects stepped forward and spoke.
"Lord Feng, we don’t know what’s happening either. But from the looks of it, it seems there is still soone inside who hasn’t co out."
"If soone has yet to be eliminated, it would certainly prevent teleportation from occurring."
The Daoist Sect elder heard this and said, "I personally laid out that Dao Text. Before preparing to leave, Shen Bai had already shattered it. He should have been able to teleport out."
The architect gave a wry smile. "Based on what you lords were just saying, Lord Shen’s power has reached such a terrifying level that the Dao Text may have been unable to teleport him."
Hearing this, the Daoist Sect elder fell into thought. After a mont, he nodded. "If that’s truly the case, then my Dao Text would indeed be ineffective on him."
The Dao Text was effective because all the exam participants were in the ridian Realm, while the Daoist Sect elder who created it possessed the power of the Unity Realm. This disparity allowed him to use the Dao Text to teleport them.
Although Shen Bai was only at the ridian Realm, the power he displayed was enough to overwhelm even a Unity Realm expert. It would be normal for the Dao Text to fail.
Feng Zheng’s expression gradually grew cold. "According to the headcount we just took, everyone is already out."
"How could there possibly be sothing still inside that hasn’t co out?"
The architect shivered. Sensing the killing intent radiating from Feng Zheng, he stamred, "Lord Feng, I... I just had a terrifying thought."
"Speak," Feng Zheng said with a flick of his sleeve.
The architect gave a wry smile. "What if the thing inside... isn’t a person?"
’Not a person?’
When those three words were spoken, Feng Zheng imdiately thought of sothing, and his expression turned grim.
They were aware that Xinhua Academy had suddenly erged and was planning to interfere with the internal exam.
After all, if even the Third Prince could gather such intelligence, it was a given for the Observatory.
Feng Zheng was also well aware of the matter concerning the mole.
Through careful deduction, he now understood that this anomaly was most likely the mole’s doing.
The mirror displayed images of all the participants, and they had been watching them the entire ti.
However, a problem had arisen.
Due to Shen Bai’s performance, most of their attention had shifted to him, causing them to overlook so of the other participants.
"You an there’s a specter?" Feng Zheng asked.
The architect nodded.
Beside him, the Daoist Sect elder leaned in close to Feng Zheng and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"The one behind this is Wang Tianxing. He’s hailed by Xinhua Academy as a genius among geniuses. Not only is his strength extraordinary, but his sches are also cunning. We’ve fallen for his trap."
Feng Zheng nodded. "I understand. He used Shen Bai to set a trap for us this ti. If Shen Bai hadn’t displayed such terrifying power, we would have divided our attention evenly among all the exam participants. The mole naturally wouldn’t have made a move."
"But once Shen Bai revealed his monstrous strength, our attention was diverted, and we failed to observe everyone’s situation."
Just as he’d said, Wang Tianxing had used Shen Bai to distract them.
This whole maneuver from the Xinhua Academy genius had indeed caught Feng Zheng completely by surprise.
It seed he had factored in many variables, including this classic diversion tactic.
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