“Junior Sister Bi.”
“Your Nanque Courtyard is indeed stronger than my Beixuan Courtyard.”
“I, Song Xi, have never denied this point.”
“But in the end, we are all disciples of Wolong Martial Sect. We are fellow sect members.”
“The junior brothers and sisters of my Beixuan Courtyard are also your junior brothers and sisters.”
“Doing things this way seems a bit improper, does it not?”
Song Xi said.
“Song Xi, do not be hasty. I have not finished speaking yet.”
“To show fairness, our Nanque Courtyard can have a contest with your Beixuan Courtyard.”
“I will not go and ask those senior brothers from Nanque Courtyard to help.”
“Just right now, with the people present here, we will compete against you.”
“If our Nanque Courtyard wins, then we do it my way.”
“If you can win, then things will go back to the old rules.”
“I just do not know whether you dare to accept the challenge.”
Bi Jingjing said.
Song Xi was indeed somewhat hesitant.
He was not afraid of Fang Yunshi, but he did feel some fear towards this Bi Jingjing.
Because Bi Jingjing not only grew up in Wolong Martial Sect since childhood, her background and identity were also extraordinary.
“Fine, I accept.”
“But Junior Sister Bi, how exactly do you want to conduct the contest?”
Song Xi glanced at the Beixuan Courtyard disciples behind him, then agreed.
“Since we are going to compete, to avoid giving people something to gossip about, it must be fair and comprehensive.”
“Three rounds.”
“First round, compare talent.”
“Second round, compare formations.”
“Third round, compare martial strength.”
“Each round will have three people facing off.”
“Whoever wins two rounds first will be the winner.”
Bi Jingjing said.
“Then we will do it as Junior Sister Bi says.”
Song Xi said.
“Very well. First round, compare talent.”
“From the people present in your Beixuan Courtyard, select three. My Nanque Courtyard will also select three from the disciples here.”
As Bi Jingjing spoke, she took out a stone platform from her Qiankun bag.
The stone platform was originally the size of a palm, but when she tossed it into the air, it immediately enlarged.
By the time it landed, it had become a stone platform ten metres wide.
The surface of the stone platform was covered in rune patterns, and in the centre was engraved the pattern of a dragon.
This stone platform looked generally similar to the ones Chu Feng had used for testing in Wolong Martial Sect before, but there were some differences.
The stone platforms Chu Feng and the others had tested on before were three separate ones.
Those three platforms were used to test perseverance, potential, and bloodline respectively.
This stone platform, however, combined perseverance, potential, and bloodline together.
Although it could not show the three talents as accurately as those three separate platforms, it could still test a person’s overall talent.
“For the first round of talent comparison, I will go first.”
As soon as the stone platform landed, Fang Yunshi walked up close to it.
But he did not step onto it immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze towards Song Xi.
“I, Song Xi, will represent Beixuan Courtyard and fight first.”
Song Xi also stepped forward and stood in front of the stone platform.
“Song Xi, do not cry if you lose.”
As Fang Yunshi spoke, he stepped onto the stone platform.
Buzz.
After Fang Yunshi stepped onto the platform, the runes on it seemed to awaken and began to flow rapidly across the surface.
Not long after, purple radiance bloomed from the stone platform.
Purple radiance meant superior talent.
However, neither Beixuan Courtyard nor Nanque Courtyard showed much surprise at this sight.
Although Fang Yunshi was not the strongest disciple in Nanque Courtyard, he still had some reputation.
Everyone had long known about his talent level.
“Song Xi, you had better not lose.”
Fang Yunshi gave Song Xi a provocative glance before stepping down from the stone platform.
After he stepped down, the radiance from the platform immediately dissipated and soon returned to normal.
Seeing this, Song Xi directly stepped onto the stone platform.
Buzz.
As soon as Song Xi stepped on, the platform reacted the same way it had for Fang Yunshi.
Not long after, purple radiance also burst forth.
Song Xi’s talent was also superior.
Although it was the same purple radiance, the faces of the Nanque Courtyard disciples became somewhat unpleasant.
Especially Fang Yunshi. His face turned ashen, his eyes filled with embarrassment and unwillingness.
Although both had purple radiance and superior talent, Song Xi triggered the platform in less time than Fang Yunshi.
Because in talent comparisons, this had happened many times before, everyone knew the rule.
When talents were equal, the one who triggered it first was stronger.
This time, Song Xi had won.
“Fang Yunshi, so this is all you amount to.”
Song Xi showed a proud expression and did not hold back from mocking Fang Yunshi.
Fang Yunshi, relying on having similar cultivation to Song Xi, always opposed him at every turn.
If Song Xi had a rival in Nanque Courtyard, it was undoubtedly this Fang Yunshi.
Today, having surpassed Fang Yunshi in talent, Song Xi naturally felt proud.
“Song Xi, you represent the strongest among the current younger generation of Beixuan Courtyard.”
“And I, Fang Yunshi, am just a minor figure in our Nanque Courtyard.”
“Do you really think this is worth being so smug about?”
Fang Yunshi retorted.
“You just said yourselves that my Beixuan Courtyard is weaker than your Nanque Courtyard.”
“I, Song Xi, have never denied that.”
“But I, Song Xi, am stronger than you, Fang Yunshi. Do you admit it?”
Song Xi asked back.
“What are you so smug about?”
“What we are comparing now is not individuals, but Nanque Courtyard and Beixuan Courtyard.”
“Has the contest ended? Have you won?”
“What are you acting so arrogant for?”
Fang Yunshi asked unhappily.
Song Xi did not argue back this time.
Although he had beaten Fang Yunshi, in terms of talent, he was indeed the strongest among the younger generation of Beixuan Courtyard.
He could not guarantee whether the others could still win.
“Second round begins.”
Bi Jingjing said.
As soon as she spoke, a female disciple with a seductive figure walked up to the stone platform.
“Who will be my opponent?”
The woman scanned the Beixuan Courtyard disciples with charming eyes.
Song Xi and the others also knew her. She was a somewhat famous disciple from Nanque Courtyard.
“Hei Yao, Ziying, who wants to go first?”
Song Xi looked towards Wang Ziying and Hei Yao behind him.
“I will go first.”
Wang Ziying volunteered, and Song Xi nodded.
Then Wang Ziying also walked to the front of the stone platform.
Immediately after, the female disciple from Nanque Courtyard stepped onto the platform first.
Although she took a bit longer than Fang Yunshi, she still triggered purple radiance.
After she stepped down, Wang Ziying also stepped onto the platform.
She also triggered purple radiance, meaning superior talent.
Unfortunately, the time Wang Ziying took was just a little slower than that seductive female disciple from Nanque Courtyard.
It was really just a tiny bit.
But in the second round of talent comparison, they had ultimately lost.
“Senior Brother Song, sorry.”
Wang Ziying said with great shame.
“Ziying, it is fine. We have not lost yet.”
Song Xi comforted her.
“For the third round, I will go.”
But at that moment, Bi Jingjing had already walked to the front of the stone platform.
Seeing that Bi Jingjing was personally stepping up, Hei Yao’s face turned unpleasant.
Although Bi Jingjing was very famous, most of the time her cultivation was not visible to others.
Not to mention Beixuan Courtyard disciples, even for Nanque Courtyard disciples, Bi Jingjing was somewhat mysterious.
They actually did not know at what level Bi Jingjing’s talent test would be.
But they had long heard that Bi Jingjing had extremely good talent.
So facing Bi Jingjing, Hei Yao felt very uncertain.
For a moment, everyone in Beixuan Courtyard looked helpless.
The third person’s talent comparison had not even started yet, but they already felt they were about to lose.
It was not that they lacked confidence in Hei Yao, but Bi Jingjing’s reputation had spread far and wide.
“For the third round of talent comparison, let me do it.”
Just as everyone was troubled, Chu Feng stepped forward.
