669: Chapter 211: Martial Arts Retest, Spatial Array (Part 2) 669: Chapter 211: Martial Arts Retest, Spatial Array (Part 2) Three shadows merged into one as Ye Yinzhu raised his hand and beckoned, and a total of eleven magic stones floated from the opponent’s body into his hand.
The opponent’s body stood quietly still, gradually fading away until it disappeared.
Meanwhile, the number of spirits Ye Yinzhu controlled had increased to sixteen.
He had three times as much Douqi as his opponent of the same Blue rank, and despite the opponent’s petent response, Ye Yinzhu’s three punches were delivered with the power of Peak Blue rank.
It shattered the opponent’s internal organs in an instant.
Next, using a similar method, Ye Yinzhu successively dealt with over a dozen Blue rank Warriors, and the number of magic stones he possessed also increased to over a hundred and thirty.
With the undead scouting for him, he ingeniously avoided three Zi rank Powerhouses.
When he made his move this time, he showed no mercy.
After all, there had been deaths in the preliminaries of the retest, so what if a dozen more died?
After four hours, the Martial Arts retest finally concluded, and everyone was simultaneously transported out of the Spatial Formation.
The forest disappeared, and back in the real world, the number of participants in the Martial Arts retest was reduced to less than thirty.
The Grand Sorcerer Senger had already been supported by other Mages to rest due to excessive depletion of magic power.
Only the Minister of Military Affairs remained on the stage.
Minister Crespo looked satisfied at the remaining thirty contestants, “By persevering to the end, you have already proven your prehensive strength.
Even those who didn’t make it into the top five, can go and register, as there are certain rewards waiting for you from the Empire.
And if you are willing to enlist, all benefits will be preferential.”
“Thank you, my lord.”
Crespo scanned over the crowd and said, “Alright, now you can submit your magic stones in order for counting.
The top five will enter the final petition.”
The results came out quickly.
Those three who had reached Zi rank each possessed more than two hundred magic stones, naturally making it into the finals.
Ye Yinzhu, with a score of one hundred and seventy-two magic stones, earned the fourth place, while the fifth place went to a Blue rank Warrior with just under a hundred stones.
These were the final contestants for the Martial Arts petition, each receiving a token for the final contest from Minister Crespo’s hands.
To Ye Yinzhu’s surprise, these tokens were embedded with Mithril Array and bound to the recipients on the spot through the operation of Mages, preventing any chance of an unwarranted substitution.
The sun had already set, and the injured Martial Arts contestants had been sent for medical treatment.
The watching citizens of Landias and the surviving contestants also returned to Landias City one after another.
Minister Crespo stepped down from the platform, a thoughtful expression in his eyes, as he exited the Martial Arts Examination Room surrounded by his guards.
“Daddy, is it over?” a crisp voice sounded, immediately bringing a smile to Crespo’s face.
A beautiful girl ran up to Crespo in a few quick steps, hanging onto his arm with a charming and delightful smile.
If Ye Yinzhu were here, he would be surprised to find that he knew this girl—it was Kleyena.
“It just ended.
Why are you here?
You have the Mage retest tomorrow.
Shouldn’t you rest at home instead?” Crespo looked at his daughter with indulgence.
As the only daughter of the Imperial Minister of Military Affairs Crespo, Kleyena had been very much pampered from a young age.
To his relief, she didn’t carry the prideful airs of other noble daughters; instead, she was quite sensible and had excellent talents in all areas.
She was a student of another Vice President from the Mage’s Guild, and at only twenty years of age, she had already cultivated to the Blue rank, a rare talent in the entire Landias Empire.
Perhaps influenced by her father, Kleyena had been interested in military affairs since she was young.
Besides practicing magic, she often spent most of her time learning about military matters with her uncle, the Imperial Marshal Cruz of the Landias Empire.
The Crespo family’s status in the Landias Empire was akin to the Zi Luolan Family in Milan, and among the next generation’s children, Kleyena was considered the most outstanding.
This martial and magical petition, although there were many Blue rank Powerhouses, whether it was Martial Artists or Mages, most of those above Blue rank were close to the age of thirty, with some even slightly over thirty.
If their strength was sufficient, they were also given the green light to participate in the petition.
Those like Kleyena, who reached the Blue rank at the age of twenty, were few and far between in the entire petition.
“Daddy, I’m not tired.
How did the Martial Arts retest go?
Were there any particularly strong ones?” Kleyena asked with a curious look, somewhat impatient to know.
Crespo nodded and said, “There certainly were strong petitors.
This edition of the martial and magical petition is the strongest in history, with as many as three Zi rank Powerhouses, much to our surprise.
You know, in previous petitions, those who reached the Blue rank before the age of thirty were considered geniuses.
It seems that the Princess’ appeal is much greater than political power!”
Kleyena smiled slightly and said, “You are mistaken there.
If one can win the Princess’ favor, wouldn’t power follow naturally?
It’s likely that these individuals are here for both love and power.
I heard that the Phoenix Princess is the most beautiful woman in Landias.
Unfortunately, even I haven’t seen her.
Daddy, is she really that beautiful?”
Crespo’s eyes shimmered with a hazy glow, as if he had returned to that day in the great hall, “Yes, she really is beautiful.
Not just these young people, but frankly, even dad himself can’t help but be moved by her.
Her beauty is indescribable, as if she doesn’t belong to our world at all.
However, she is just too cold, not even His Majesty can see her smile.”
Kleyena pouted slightly, discontented, “Dad, to talk about another beautiful woman in front of a girl like this, I’m going to get angry, you know.”
Crespo laughed heartily and stroked his daughter’s head, “Silly girl, even if the Phoenix Princess is beautiful, in my heart she can never pare to my Kleyena!
You are always the most important person to dad.”
Kleyena giggled and said, “That’s more like it.
Dad, you haven’t told me about today’s martial arts petition yet.”
Crespo said, “Today’s petition was strange.
Through the crystal ball, I kept an eye on the situation inside the martial arts examination room, but to my surprise, there was one petitor whose strength I just couldn’t see through.”
Kleyena said, “Was it those Zi rank fighters?
Dad, you’re only at Initial Zi rank, so it’s normal that you can’t see through them.”
Crespo shook his head and said, “No.
If it were a Zi rank that I couldn’t see through, I wouldn’t be surprised.
But the one I couldn’t see through is an Initial Blue rank martial artist.
Among the thousand participants in this round of the martial arts petition, over one hundred and fifty are of Blue rank, with more than thirty at Intermediate Blue rank or above.
Yet, among the five who ultimately won, aside from those three Zi ranks, the one who ranked fourth turned out to be an Initial Blue rank warrior.”
Kleyena said, “That’s not so strange.
Maybe that person used clever tactics to overe brawn.”
Crespo straightened up and said, “If it were that simple, would I say I can’t see through him?
At the beginning of the petition, I didn’t notice this person, as you know, all the petitors wear the same outfit and it’s impossible to tell who is who.
Throughout the entire first and middle stages, I didn’t notice any Blue rank warrior with exceptional abilities.
However, in the latter half, this person appeared out of nowhere, taking down close to twenty Blue rank warriors and seizing more than one hundred and seventy magic stones to advance in the petition.
He wasn’t taking any shortcuts.
His fighting style was very straightforward and direct, yet even the Advanced Blue rank warriors were hard-pressed to withstand ten moves against him.
What’s more, he seems to have some sort of cloning ability that allows him to momentarily increase his power several-fold, catching his opponents pletely off guard.
Even more peculiar is that a few times, when he was about to e into contact with one of those three Zi rank Powerhouses, he seemed to predict their movements and change his course accordingly, evading the Zi rank Warriors.
All these things together make this Initial Blue rank lad quite extraordinary.”
“Is he from our Empire?” Kleyena’s interest was piqued by her father’s words.
Crespo shook his head and said, “No, he’s not.
According to his token for the finals, which I’ve just looked up, he es from the Arcadia Kingdom but doesn’t seem to be a noble.”
“Arcadia?” For some reason, Kleyena’s heart felt a jolt, “What’s his name?”
Crespo looked at his daughter and said, “His name is Ye Su.”
“What?” Kleyena’s exclamation was so loud that it could be clearly heard from a hundred meters away.
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The triennial literary and martial arts petition of the Landias Empire was entering its final day, which would also be the most splendid magic petition.
When Ye Yinzhu arrived, he saw Kleyena, who wore a standardized magic robe without the hood, looking around at the entrance.
Ye Yinzhu smiled wryly in his heart.
This girl couldn’t be waiting for him, could she?
Indeed, as soon as Kleyena caught sight of Ye Yinzhu approaching, her eyes brightened and she quickly stepped forward to greet him, “Why are you only just arriving?
Everyone else came early, but you always seem to barely appear at the last second.”
Ye Yinzhu smiled indifferently and said, “I’m not late, am I?”
Kleyena glared at him, but soon softened and said, “Did you not e early because you were exhausted from yesterday’s martial arts petition and haven’t recovered yet?”
Ye Yinzhu was taken aback and reassessed Kleyena’s identity.
Yesterday’s martial arts petition was not hosted by Cruz, so how did this girl find out so quickly that he had participated?
Just what was her status?
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