Sweeping All Before Him, Points Secured, Half a Year Later

The final match of the top ten to five round.

Tigron Army 'Shi Yong fought against the Blazing Sun Army's Feng Qi.

Shi Yong is Grade A genius in the Celestial Timing Academy, while Feng Qi is merely a Grade C genius in the Great Granary Institute.

Based on Shi Yong's unparalleled reputation, everyone believed that Feng Qi would lose to Shi Yong in this match.

After all, in the last test, Feng Qi's third place was also squeezed out by Shi Yong.

But once the battle began, it turned out to be completely different from what everyone had imagined!

Shi Yong was completely overwhelmed from the very beginning!

Both of them were drafters, Shi Yong created two kinds of Nine Turns Straw Figures! One was a Xuanbing (mysterious weapon), and the other was Giant Shield.

But Feng Qi actually produced two kinds of Nine Turns Straw Figures: one was Divine Valor, and the other was Skyflight!

The difference in speed between the two drafters was minimal, with Shi Yong being slightly faster.

But... Feng Qi produced the first body and began the attack!

Shi Yong also sent out straw men to attack.

The first two straw figures battled against each other: the Divine Valor and the Skyflight One straw figures against the Mysterious Weapon and the Giant Shield Straw Figure.

Due to the lack of weapons and the fact that the Mystic Arms Straw Figure Straw Man Art is highly maneuverable, it is at a slight disadvantage when facing Divine Valor close-quarters combat opponent.

As for the Giant Shield Straw Figure, it can only passively take hits when facing the speed of the Flying Straw Puppet.

Overall, however, they are still evenly matched, since the difference in individual methods is not significant.

Feng Qi gained a slight advantage and continued his single-target attack with the straw doll.

His speed was slightly slower Shi Yong's by three breaths, but he was stronger than Shi Yong in terms of spell control. In addition, the straw doll's innate advantage made this spell casting speed advantage negate.

With each attack Shi Yong could only passively defend.

Moreover, his casting speed was not much faster than Feng Qi's, so he simply didn't have time to combine the two spells.

The two sides then engaged in a contest using single-strike straw figures.

By the time the fifth straw figure was used, Shi Yong's spellcasting speed had slowed down, allowing Feng Qi to catch up.

When the seventh straw figure was produced, Shi Yong was overtaken by Feng Qi. His seventh straw figure was produced five breaths slower than Feng Qi's.

By the time the tenth straw doll was made, all of Shi Yong's straw dolls suddenly showed a decline in combat effectiveness.

This is because controlling too many straw figures at the same time, and each straw figure being Nine Turns, puts a great burden on the mind.

The impact of the Feng Qi is smaller, and it still maintains an advantage in terms of control.

He extended this advantage to the twelfth body.

Shi Yong was defeated.

"Match 10, Feng Qi wins!"

Liu Tianning's voice rang out, causing a stir in the square.

"Shi Yong has been defeated!"

"His two straw figures were both at the Nine Turns, combining the two techniques into one, yet he still lost to Feng Qi?!"

"Feng Qi, he's also at the Nine Turns of the Double Grass Man realm! Did he hide his strength in the previous stage, or has he made a breakthrough in the past few days?!"

"I feel that Feng Qi doll is more agile! Shi Yong's was not visible at first, but it became more and more clumsy as the fight went on."

"The battle was too intense. Shi Yong had no chance to combine his two techniques. Feng Qi had the advantage with this kind of aggressive attack."

"In terms of spell level, the difference between the two is not significant, but there is a difference in their control over the straw doll!"

"I didn't expect Shi Yong to not even make it into the top five."

"Feng Qi, I never expected such a dark horse to emerge out of nowhere."

"Judging from his skill in controlling the straw man, the rankings are likely to change this time."

Inside the Ten Thousand Laws Palace.

"Feng Qi, I didn't realize he had such talent." Lu Bang somewhat surprised.

"It was indeed a bit unexpected." Liu Tianning nodded. "His level of combining spells is a bit lower than Shi Yong's. When he combines his two Nine Turns Grass Dolls, the power of each one can only reach the level of the Eighth-Turn rank, but Shi Yong is extremely close to the Nine Turns."

"However, he is more flexible in controlling the straw dolls than Shi Yong, and can manage a greater number of straw dolls."

"When Feng Qi controls nine straw men at the same time, his combat power only decreases by 10%, but Shi Yong controls nine straw men, his combat power decreases by 20%."

"By the time it reaches the tenth level, Feng Qi's straw doll combat power has decreased by 20%, Shi Yong's has decreased by 40%."

Lu Bang nodded. "Shi Yong is very skilled at casting spells, but he can't get used to casting the Straw Man Art spell."

"Hmm, when I heard you mention the performance of [Lawless Training], Shi Yong was in first place, but Zhao Xing was the leader, so I knew he wasn't suited to studying the Straw Man Art."

"Judging by this method, Shi Yong is an outstanding general, but not a commander-in-chief," Liu Tianning commented. "If he were to command troops, unless he had a different opportunity and underwent a transformation, ten thousand men would be his limit."

After Shi Yong's defeat, he left immediately, but the others did not. With the emergence of Feng Qi, this dark horse, they all wanted to see who the final victor would be.

"Old Zhuang, Old Cai, you two aren't holding back either, are you?" Cao Shuang asked. "Damn, I have a feeling Zhao Xing's first place is no longer secure?"

"Guess," Zhuang Ziqing smiled.

"Cai Jin, is this Feng Qi's full power?" Han Bing asked.

"Feng Qi is quite low-key. Although we had the same teacher at Great Granary Institute, I didn't have much interaction with him," Cai Jin shook his head.

"You can't blame him for being low-key. You're in such a state, how could you have time to chat?" Han Bing pointed to the jade pendant around Cai Jin's neck.

"..."

After Shi Yong's defeat, the sixth to tenth positions were determined.

This tier can earn you 8,000 points.

We also need to determine the fourth and fifth place.

It's still 8,000 points.

Only five people remain to compete: Zhao Xing, Zhuang Ziqing, Cai Jin, Feng Qi, Yu Hao.

Based on Zhao Xing's previous performance, Liu Tianning gave him a bye. This means that Zhao Xing is guaranteed a top-three score reward.

No one objected to this arrangement, since Zhao Xing's previous performance deserved this bye.

The other four players breathed a sigh of relief, at least they didn't have to worry about running into Zhao Xing in the first round and ending up in fourth place.

The remaining four people.

Zhuang Ziqing answered Yu Hao, Cai Jin answered Feng Qi.

The loser doesn't need to fight anymore; the fourth and fifth place finishers will receive the same level of points rewards.

In the first match, Cai Jin faced off against Feng Qi.

This battle was quite long, with Cai Jin and Feng Qi fighting until the fifteenth straw figure appeared without a clear winner.

In the end, the two Senior Brother both chose to match the straw figure.

In the end, Cai Jin lost to Feng Qi by a narrow margin.

He synthesized Giant Shield Suicide Bombing Straw Figure, while Feng Qi synthesized Flying Sky Divine Valor Straw Figure.

Before the Giant Shield Sacrificial Explosion and blow away Feng Qi, the Flying Sky Divine Valor Straw Figure kicked Cai Jin away.

In the second match, Zhuang Ziqing faced off against Yu Hao.

Zhuang Ziqing, defeated!

His defeat was similar to that of Shi Yong.

Both were at their limits, but neither could outperform Yu Hao of Great Granary Institute.

Although Zhuang Ziqing showed great strength in studying the single Straw Man Art, and even when combining two methods, he was very good at it.

However, in actual combat, since his single-man and double-man techniques were only slightly stronger than Yu Hao's and he failed to gain an advantage, his inability to control multiple straw men was magnified infinitely.

The higher the level of combat, the more pronounced the unique characteristics of the Straw Man Art become.

This made the spectators in the square realize that it wasn't because they were strong in other aspects that they were strong in the Straw Man Art.

Even talents as strong as Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing are no match; the Straw Man Art seems to calculate talent separately.

If you want to go down this path, you should think carefully.

So, can Zhao Xing handle these two geniuses from Great Granary Institute?

The remaining three are Zhao Xing, Feng Qi, Yu Hao.

There's no need for a lottery anymore; everyone has to play against another person once.

First up is Zhao Xing versus Yu Hao.

The ways in which Yu Hao and Feng Qi eliminated Zhuang Ziqing and Shi Yong were very similar.

They all adopted a fierce attack approach, leaving those with high levels of enlightenment no time to combine multiple methods into one.

However, Yu Hao clearly chose the wrong opponent this time.

He practiced combat control diligently, but Zhao Xing's main focus from the fourth level onwards was also on combat control.

In terms of combat experience, Zhao Xing had encountered opponents whose potential was far greater than that of Yu Hao and his group. Starting from the fourth level, Zhao Xing's experience from his previous life gradually merged with that of this life.

In terms of mental and physical limits, Zhao Xing mastered the Great Dream Spring and Autumn, and was personally praised by Liu Tianning, who even told Zhao Xing to come to him if he needed anything. All of this shows that Zhao Xing's talent in the Straw Man Art is in a class of its own.

Therefore, Yu Hao was at a disadvantage from the very beginning of the battle.

Moreover, Zhao Xing was suppressing him using his preferred methods!

"That's the tenth one!"

Yu Hao gritted his teeth and lifted the tenth straw doll, but he felt extremely tired, and the combat power of his straw doll had decreased significantly.

Even now, Yu Hao still can't give precise commands to control the straw man.

After all, the speed of the scarecrow is only 30-40% of the speed of sound!

To reach that level, every combat action must be a reaction time in seconds!

One or two straw figures are manageable, but a dozen or so, and each one needs to be operated within milliseconds? That's too difficult!

"In terms of the types of straw dolls, I don't have an advantage either. He can do everything I can, and he's stronger. His Skyflight is at its peak, his Sacrificial Explosion is at its peak, his Divine Valor Might is at its Nine Turns, Holy Shield and Illusory Form are also at their Nine Turns."

"In terms of quantity... is there no limit to what he can do?"

Yu Hao already knew he was going to lose, because the nine straw men in front of him had all been damaged to varying degrees, while his opponent, apart from losing one of the Suicide Bombing Straw Figure, had almost no damage to the others.

But Yu Hao wouldn't allow himself to surrender. He would rather be blown away than shout "surrender!" This is a soldier's most basic belief!

"Suicide Bombing Straw Figure, charge!"

Yu Hao gritted his teeth and pulled out the Suicide Bombing Straw Figure, but the Suicide Bombing Straw Figure he pulled out was only at Sixth-Turn.

There was no way around it. Unlike the battle with Zhuang Ziqing, Zhao Xing put too much pressure on him. By the tenth time, he could only summon straw figures below the Seventh-Turn when casting his spells!

"Go!"

Zhao Xing pointed, causing the Giant Shield Straw Figure to embrace the other straw man.

He now has fourteen straw men on the field, giving him a complete advantage, but Yu Hao refuses to surrender and is barely holding on.

"Boom!" Before the Suicide Bombing Straw Figure could even charge over, Yu Hao was blasted out of the arena. The Suicide Bombing Straw Figure had charged in vain and exploded in mid-air.

"Zhao Xing wins!"

Yu Hao was taken away for treatment and rest.

Feng Qi saw this scene, his heart sank.

Zhao Xing is exceptionally strong in both technique and skill.

Feng Qi knew he could only hope to come in second place in this course.

Because he wasn't much stronger than Yu Hao, his victory over Cai Jin was also a narrow one.

Zhao Xing beat Yu Hao so casually.

He also perfectly combined the two methods, and the fact that he didn't immediately summon the perfectly combined straw doll to deal with Yu Hao was all out of courtesy, not wanting to make him lose too badly.

"I thought that if I beat Shi Yong, I could finally win first place, but I didn't expect that after climbing one mountain, there would be another one."

Feng Qi took a deep breath and jumped onto the square.

Fifteen minutes later, Feng Qi was knocked flying down to the ground below the square.

With this, Zhao Xing secured first place with two wins, earning 50,000 points.

After recovering, Feng Qi and Yu Hao fought again, with Feng Qi winning and ranking second, earning 30,000 points.

Yu Hao has earned 10,000 points.

It was an ordinary elective training session, but it caused quite a stir.

Zhao Xing's mastery of Straw Man Art making even surpassed that of the genius of the Great Granary Institute.

Even Shi Yong and Zhuang Ziqing failed to break into the top three, but Zhao Xing stood out from the crowd and won first place with 50,000 points.

For a time, the Straw Man Art Training Course became the focus of heated discussion in the Agricultural Supervisorate, and many people came to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace to learn it.

Zhao Xing, the person in question, quietly returned to his Locust Willow Courtyard.

"Da da da~"

The familiar sound of Bamboo Horse rang out and paused in the Locust Willow Courtyard.

"Ah!"

"Da da da~" Then the Bamboo Horse went far away again.

Swish~

Zhao Xing appeared at the courtyard gate and took the box into the cultivation room.

"The first level of secret techniques in the Water Drop Domain."

Zhao Xing opened the box, inside was a fifth-order Preaching Painting.

It costs 50,000 points to buy them, but he can get a 30% discount, so he only needs to spend 35,000 points.

"Improving the Water Drop Art can help me better understand the 'Solar Terms Decree'."

Take the painting out and lay it aside; there are two other scrolls in the box.

"The Preaching Painting of the Dao, guarded by the Swift Travel Earth Palace and the Mystic Earth Guard, is worth 20,000 points."

After Zhao Xing Xingyuan had 10,000 points left to earn points for the elective training course, he bought the [Dripping Rain Domain], as well as the [Swift Travel Earth Palace] and [Mystic Earth Guard] Preaching Painting in one go.

"Divine Swift Guard is also a high-level technique. After cultivating it to the Tenth-Turn, it will help me comprehend the Houtu Return to Origin Canon. Learning this technique can help me understand the Dao of Earth Vein."

The most important secret of the Earthly Advantage Faction is the Houtu Return to Origin, in which the grain of sand in the dantian will continuously grow with enlightenment and eventually form 'Pure Origin Soil'.

As for the techniques of the True Self Faction? Zhao Xing only needs to focus 20% of his energy on them, and he doesn't need to buy any extra treasures. He can go to the Great Granary Institute to study the [Primordial Dao Field] and improve the 'True Self Four Arts', or go to the Ten Thousand Laws Palace to find Liu Tianning and use the Straw Man Art to comprehend the True Self Faction's "Yin Yang True Self Scripture".

"It's already mid-August, and the training for the Military Sima Nong is getting heavier and heavier. In the last six months, it will be real combat," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

In the last six months, they will no longer train at Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven, but will go out to engage in actual combat, since Datong Prefecture is the border.

As is customary, we definitely need to practice in real-world scenarios!

"The last six months of the Military Sima Nong is like an internship. Whether they can directly become Seventh Grade official after completing the training depends on these last six months."

Zhao Xing closed the door and, based on the information provided by Tian Hou and Old Chen, began to plan and adjust his own training schedule, which included various elective and mandatory courses from the Agricultural Supervisorate.

"The three great secret texts are still the main focus of study, and we should also read various theoretical books. This is the way."

"The two advanced spells, Water Drop Art and Divine Swift Guard, as well as the spells of the three schools, still rely primarily on the Heavenly Timing and Earthly Advantage Institute, with the True Self as a secondary factor. The breadth of spells need not be expanded further; instead, we should begin to refine them."

"Techniques are the skills and experience of casting spells. As I practice spells, the experience from my previous life has had an increasingly greater influence. However, I also need to constantly understand the differences and integrate them."

"Take as many resources as possible, and while you're Sleepy Bug, get one hour of sleep a day."

"We can't waste this opportunity to Pacifying Barbarians War the Emperor Jing during Emperor Jing's reign," Zhao Xing thought to himself. The large-scale war during Emperor Jing's reign occurred in the Jingxin Calendar.

After that, there weren't many military achievements to be gained, as evidenced by the subsequent reign titles "Great Governance Era" and "Eternal Governance Era." The fact that both Great Governance Era were Eternal Governance Era" Dazhi" and "Yongzhi" clearly indicates that there weren't many battles fought.

"Begin your training!"

Time flies, and the training of the Military Sima Nong in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven is in full swing. Zhao Xing is like a Little Grass, taking root in the Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven and doing his best to absorb every resource and nutrient.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

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