Xu Jintang paused in his observation of the formation diagram.
How do you need my cooperation?
Jin Xiaobao quickly replied, "I need to release energy by Tilting Scales. Just cooperate with me later."
Xu Jintang raised his glass of cold drink and downed it in one gulp.
He then got up and returned to the competition venue.
She sat down at the table, took a deep breath, and focused her gaze on the Sealed Lock Inscription on the treasure chest.
After waiting for a long time, I still didn't hear Jin Xiaobao's voice.
Xu Jintang thought for a moment, and since he had nothing else to do, he had no choice but to continue studying the array diagram with the round lens.
After their break, the other three also returned to the site to continue their research.
The atmosphere at the scene returned to quiet.
This situation lasted for an hour.
Xu Jintang recited it for the sixteenth time, his head still aching, yet he still only remembered one-tenth of the formation diagram.
She rubbed her temples to rest.
Just then, Jin Xiaobao, who had disappeared for half a day, popped up. "I'm here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful energy surged out from his mental sea, forcibly summoning the Tilting Scales along with them.
The undeniable surge of power attracted the attention of others nearby.
Even in the otherwise stagnant livestream room of the competition, a few comments appeared.
What's going on?
[It seems to be something happening at Qian Duoduo's place.]
[Holy crap? She broke the Sealed Lock Inscription?!?]
Wait, this Libra name sounds familiar? Where have I seen it before?
Those who heard the commotion were surprised for a moment, and then turned to look at Xu Jintang.
A blinding silver light shot into the sky, obscuring Xu Jintang and everything around him.
Jiang Xiangyang was closest, looked over there with a surprised expression.
What's that noise? Has the Sealed Lock Inscription been broken?
Mu Zhongbai also showed a hint of surprise.
"I'll break this thing right now! Watch me!" Jin Xiaobao's arrogant voice echoed in my mind.
A hint of anticipation rose in Xu Jintang's eyes as his gaze fell upon the Sealed Lock Inscription on the treasure chest.
A small, silver scale slowly appeared before them, followed by a faint emanation of silver energy that landed directly on the Sealed Lock Inscription.
The once solid and flawless Sealed Lock Inscription began to melt under the erosion of the silver light.
Xu Jintang watched this scene in astonishment.
In about five seconds, the array diagram of the core of the Sealed Lock Inscription was melted away by the silver light.
Then all the light disappeared.
The original fluctuations in power also subsided completely.
Xu Jintang raised his hand and poked the lock on the treasure chest, opening it very easily. He then opened the chest, finding it empty.
This treasure chest was clearly intended for testing purposes; it was completely empty.
At this moment, the proctoring system announced, "Congratulations to contestant Qian Duoduo for successfully completing the assessment. The assessment time was two hours, forty-eight minutes, and twenty-seven seconds."
"Please have the judges score us."
The entire room fell silent.
Sun Yuantian, sitting next to him, gaped in disbelief.
He never even considered that any contestant could succeed in this competition.
As it turned out, Qian Duoduo not only succeeded, but also did it in just over two hours!
On the other side, President Wang's eyes widened, clearly showing his considerable surprise.
Knowing that today's test was to decipher the Sealed Lock Inscription, he had almost no hope, but such a big surprise happened.
At this point, the staff on site also realized what was happening.
They rushed to Xu Jintang's side and carefully bent down to examine the Sealed Lock Inscription on the treasure chest.
"Yes, it was indeed broken. However, it doesn't seem to have been broken through by conventional means."
"This must have been a direct and violent melting of the core formation within the inscription."
"It can even directly melt down the core formation?"
Several staff members were whispering in surprise.
Xu Jintang crossed his arms in front of him and straightened his back slightly. "Does this mean I've finished the test?"
The staff stopped talking.
One of them turned around and said, "Please wait a moment, we may need to discuss this matter."
Mu Zhongbai also came over. He walked much faster than usual, and after reaching the table, he immediately bent down to examine the broken Sealed Lock Inscription.
"What is this thing that melted the core formation of the inscriptions?"
As he said this, he turned to look at Xu Jintang.
Xu Jintang coughed lightly and explained, "It's my special ability."
Mu Zhongbai's expression became even more stunned, "Your special ability can break through the Sealed Lock Inscription?"
"Yes, that's it." Xu Jintang summoned the Tilting Scales. The miniature scales floated above her palm.
Mu Zhongbai stared incredulously at the Tilting Scales. "I've never heard of this ability before. How did it melt the core formation of the Sealed Lock Inscription? Could you tell me?"
Xu Jintang chuckled twice, "I'm not quite sure about that either, it was just a sudden surge of power."
A staff member nearby quickly asked, " Elder Mu, it seems there's no rule against using special abilities to break the Sealed Lock Inscription in this competition, but... does that seem a bit incompatible with our Inscription Master Competition?"
Since no one had ever thought that supernatural abilities could be used to break the Sealed Lock Inscription, Xu Jintang's actions were indeed beyond the staff's expectations.
Mu Zhongbai also a little confused at this moment.
As one of the Federation's most secure and difficult-to-crack mechanisms, the Sealed Lock Inscription is completely ineffective with ordinary supernatural abilities and methods of breaking it.
Even if a high-level expert tries to break it with brute force, it will immediately trigger the self-destruct mechanism of the Sealed Lock Inscription.
The treasure chest and its contents will be destroyed instantly.
However, Qian Duoduo's superpower completely defied common sense; when he violently melted the core inscription array, he did not trigger the self-destruct program.
He hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand. "The other contestants continue the competition. Miss Qian, come with me; we need to talk privately."
The seriousness of this matter has gone beyond the Inscription Master Competition itself.
If Miss Qian's special ability can directly melt away the Sealed Lock Inscription, then she's a bit too terrifying.
Xu Jintang cleared his throat, realizing that Jin Xiaobao's move might have gone a bit too far.
But since things have come to this, we have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
She nodded, quickly stood up, and followed Mu Zhongbai out of the competition venue.
A few minutes later, Xu Jintang followed him into the VIP lounge.
Mu Zhongbai turned his head with a serious expression. "Would you mind demonstrating your special ability again?"
Chapter 139
Xu Jintang coughed lightly, looking down. "It can't be summoned anymore."
She had Jin Xiaobao's help just now, but she definitely can't summon it on her own now.
Mu Zhongbai's expression froze. "Why?"
Xu Jintang quickly gave a brief overview of the special characteristics of the Tilting Scales.
Mu Zhongbai's expression grew even more surprised.
There's even this kind of superpower that can only be summoned freely after reaching the Fifth Tier.
According to his understanding, the more demanding the summoning requirements, the more powerful the superpower itself.
"May I ask again, what exactly are the effects of Miss Qian's special ability?" Mu Zhongbai asked again.
Xu Jintang cleared his throat and continued to describe the special effects of the Tilting Scales.
After hearing this, Mu Zhongbai's expression turned quite shocked.
He had never heard of such an extraordinary ability as Tilting Scales.
Moreover, this abnormally powerful ability could even violently melt away the core formation of the Sealed Lock Inscription.
"Knock knock..." A knocking sound suddenly rang out on the door.
Then Sun Yuantian's voice came through. " Elder Mu, would it be convenient for us to find out the situation together?"
President Wang also came over and chimed in, "Yes, we can discuss it together."
Mu Zhongbai hesitated for a moment, then turned around, went to the door, and opened it.
As soon as Sun Yuantian entered the room, he immediately turned his gaze to Xu Jintang.
Then he repeated all of Mu Zhongbai's questions.
Xu Jintang had no choice but to answer again.
A silence fell over the room.
The three presidents looked at each other, speechless for a long time.
This was truly shocking, and none of the three of them had ever heard of it before.
At this moment, the viewers in the live broadcast room gradually came to their senses.
[I just remembered why that Libra looked so familiar! Isn't that the second ability of the Mask Squad's Foodie?]
[Holy crap! It really is. Yeah, yeah, that's why it looked so familiar.]
[So, Qian Duoduo is Foodie in the Mask Squad??]
I'm a little confused, what's going on?
The previously quiet live stream room suddenly became lively, with many lurking viewers popping up and exclaiming in surprise.
In addition, the number of online viewers has also begun to surge.
Suddenly, a large number of Mask Squad fans flooded in.
What? Someone said there are Foodie here?
[It seems like there's a superpower about Foodie appearing? But isn't this the Inscription Master Competition?]
[Here we go! Support the Foodie!!]
The competition venue.
Jiang Xiangyang, Xue Zhongqi, and another contestant were still in shock and hadn't recovered yet.
It wasn't until a staff member nearby spoke up to remind everyone, "The competition is still ongoing, please concentrate on the game," that the situation improved.
Jiang Xiangyang coughed lightly and quickly lowered his head to cover his embarrassment.
He casually picked up the round mirror on the table and continued to study the core formation of the Sealed Lock Inscription.
Although he was busy with his actions, Jiang Xiangyang was still replaying the scene in his mind.
What kind of incredible power could possibly melt away the core array of the Sealed Lock Inscription?
Not only was he wondering, but Xue Zhongqi and another player were also full of doubts.
Xue Zhongqi shook his head and sighed softly.