readsfreenovel Chapter 213 The Prince Consort?
Chapter 213 The Prince Consort?
Chapter 213 The Prince Consort?
Everyone stared wide-eyed, eager to see how Du Zizhan, the last person in the top ten of the popularity rankings, would perform when facing the Dragon Soul Stone Carving.
However, when Emperor Liu Xun of Han placed his hand on the Dragon Soul Stone Carving, the stone carving remained completely unresponsive. The red light that should have appeared did not materialize at all.
"What's going on? Why isn't the Dragon Soul Stone Carving moving at all?"
"Could it be that something's wrong with this dragon soul stone carving?"
"How is this possible? This is a treasure passed down from Emperor Gaozu of Northern Han. Do you think it's some cheap trinket from the street? How could it possibly malfunction?"
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Upon seeing this, everyone began to discuss it, unable to understand why the Dragon Soul Stone Carving did not react at all.
Not only were the people below confused about what had happened, but even Emperor Liu Xun himself was baffled as to why this was the case. He looked at Du Zizhan, who was standing in front of him, with a puzzled expression.
After a long while, the Dragon Soul Stone Carving finally reacted. However, the light emanating from the stone tablet was not the previous red light, but rather streaks of golden light.
The golden light shone brightly, covering Du Zizhan's entire body, yet he showed no sign of losing his senses. It seemed that his mind had not been drawn into the illusionary space of the Dragon Soul Stone Carving.
"This..." Emperor Liu Xun of Han stared wide-eyed at Du Zizhan standing in front of him in disbelief: "The golden light of the dragon soul cannot form an illusion because it is impossible for it to do so. This person has no inner demons or obsessions, so the dragon soul cannot form an illusion for him?"
The illusions created by the Dragon Soul Stone Carvings are different for everyone; they may reflect one's own inner demons, things one fears, or things one is obsessed with.
Therefore, everyone reacts differently to the Dragon Soul Stone Carving. Some, upon seeing their greatest fear, are so terrified they wet themselves. Others, like Xue Bahuang, upon seeing their most cherished Asura Killing Path, forge ahead fearlessly and ultimately break free from their obsession.
Even more extreme cases include Qin Zhongshan, who used his unparalleled demonic energy to suppress the power of the Dragon Soul Stone Tablet itself, preventing it from being pulled into the stone carving illusion.
However, none have yet achieved a feat like Du Zizhan's, where the Dragon Soul Stone Carvings were rendered completely incapable of creating an illusion.
Because in his heart there was neither fear nor attachment.
A gentleman is open and honest. In Du Zizhan's heart, there was no fear or obsession, so even the Dragon Soul Stone Carving could not target his heart and form an illusion.
"Good, good, what a sage's successor!" Emperor Liu Xun of Han suddenly laughed loudly, "Du Zizhan of Jiangxia has passed the test of the Dragon Soul Stone Carving!"
Everyone below, seeing that Du Zizhan had passed the test of the Dragon Soul Stele in such a way, couldn't help but start discussing it amongst themselves.
"Old Du is really amazing, he passed the test so easily. It seems his performance is even better than Qin Zhongshan's!" Li Liuyu smiled broadly, very happy for her friend's performance.
Xue Bahuang looked miserable and sighed repeatedly, "It's over, it's over, now even the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl is out of my reach!"
Qin Zhongshan's face was grim, a glint of black light flickering in his eyes. Gritting his teeth, he said fiercely, "Du Zizhan, it's you again, you bastard! I will never let you get away with this!"
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Several people had previously passed through the Dragon Soul Stone Carvings, but only Qin Zhongshan and Du Zizhan were able to resist the power of the Dragon Soul Stone Carvings and avoid being sucked into the stone carving illusion.
Judging from their performance, Du Zizhan was even superior to Qin Zhongshan. This is because Qin Zhongshan used his cultivation to forcefully resist the power of the stone carving, while Du Zizhan, like a gentle spring breeze, neutralized the power of the stone carving.
The difference in quality is obvious to anyone with discerning eyes.
Of the current top ten on the popularity chart, apart from Xiang Boyue who has no intention of participating at all, the rest have already been tested.
Judging from their performance, Du Zizhan's first place was well-deserved. Qin Zhongshan, who was also not sucked into the illusion space by the Dragon Soul Stone Carving, followed closely behind.
After the top ten on the popularity rankings have already been tested, those who go up after them are no longer seen as having any real importance on rewards or rankings. They are simply going up to test their abilities.
Emperor Liu Xun of Han was clearly very satisfied with this outcome. His face had been devoid of a smile after Qin Zhongshan's visit, but now it was beaming again.
It seems that he is very satisfied with Du Zizhan winning first place.
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"Brother, why don't you go up and give it a try?" Seeing that quite a few people were still going up to accept the test of the Dragon Soul Stone Tablet, Xiang Boyue said to Lin Fei.
"I'm not going." Lin Fei shook his head with a smile: "Anyway, it doesn't seem like I'll get any of those three rewards, so I'm not going to join in the fun."
After a moment of contemplation, Xiang Boyue finally spoke up, saying, "I advise you, brother, to go up and give it a try."
He explained to Lin Fei, "This Dragon Soul Stone Carving can awaken the inner demons and obsessions within a person. If you can recognize these inner demons and obsessions, it will greatly benefit your future cultivation."
Although Xiang Boyue did not go up himself, his understanding of the Dragon Soul Stone Carving was far greater than that of everyone else present.
Hearing Xiang Boyue's words, Lin Fei also felt that they made sense. After one person came down, he quickly walked up and bowed to Emperor Liu Xun of Han, saying, "Li Longyuan of Southern Tang is willing to accept the test of the Dragon Soul Stone Carving."
"Oh, is it the eldest prince of the Li Tang dynasty?" Emperor Liu Xun of Han had met Lin Fei once when he entered the palace, so he recognized him at a glance and nodded with a smile, saying, "Not bad, not bad. Such cultivation is indeed a promising talent. There are not many people in the royal family with your level of cultivation."
Upon seeing Lin Fei go up, Xue Bahuang below laughed loudly, "What, you want to go up there too, to become the prince consort of Northern Han?"
He was merely teasing Lin Fei. Leaving aside the fact that Lin Fei himself had no interest in this Northern Han prince consort, his cultivation level was already comparable to the top ten on the Wind and Cloud Ranking.
Lin Fei knew this guy was teasing him, so he smiled but didn't reply.
However, in the distance, Princess Pingyang heard Xue Bahuang's words, looked at Lin Fei, and her face immediately turned red: "He's a prince of Southern Tang? This guy is really handsome. Could it be that he's interested in her?"
It's no wonder Princess Pingyang would have such strange thoughts. Lin Fei's appearance and temperament were already top-notch among his peers.
Even those who were previously in the top ten of the popularity rankings, from the perspective of the opposite sex, might not be able to compare to Lin Fei.