Chapter Thirty-One: Triple A!

  Only Liu Yuanqu's ten fingers, like dancing, drew circles of sound waves towards the crowd, suddenly fast and slow, the piano sound was like flowing clouds and water, loud and clear, spreading to every corner of the square, hundreds of people played the "High Mountain Flowing Water" melody together, the scene was so grand that it gave people a feeling of blood boiling.

  The further back, the higher the difficulty, when it reached the breaking point, there were less than a hundred people in the square who could still keep up with Liu Yuanzhan's piano sound, most of whom were disciples of the elite institute, some of whose techniques were slightly disordered, and some relied on strong willpower to support themselves, not flushed or bleeding from all seven orifices, looking quite frightening.

  Xiao Yun also started to feel the pressure, after all, his opponent was a master of the Musician Realm. He was several realms lower than him, and even if he could keep up with the rhythm, it would be hard for him not to be affected by the residual sound waves. The blood and energy in his body began to gradually boil.

  "Hum!"

  As another disciple fell, a white light pillar emerged from the piano case of that disciple, on a piece of celadon embedded in the upper right corner of the case table, and two characters "Gui Hai" appeared automatically.

  As soon as that beam of light appeared, everyone knew that the 60th name had been produced. Soon after, many more beams of light rose up from the crowd one after another.

  "Ren Xu", "Xin You", "Geng Shen"

  ……

  Starting from 60th place, the ranking began to emerge one by one. Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation, wondering who could hold on until the end and seize the first place.

  "Ah!"

  Luo Qing's face was already red and her ears were burning, when Liu Yuanzhen suddenly changed the tone, catching her off guard, she failed to keep up with a single note, an overwhelming pressure came crashing down on her like Mount Tai, forcing her to abruptly let go and be eliminated from the competition.

  Luo Qing rubbed her hands together a few times, and her fingers were almost numb. She was almost certain that if she hadn't let go just now, she would have been severely injured by Liu Yuan's sonic wave.

  At the same time, a beam of light flashed, and Luo Qing hastily looked at the upper right corner of the piano case. The two characters "Geng Zi" were staring at him.

  Unexpectedly, it was thirty-seventh place. Luo Qing's face showed joy, it seemed that the hard work of these few days had not been in vain. This achievement had already surpassed many disciples of the Elite Academy, it seemed that entering the Elite Academy this time would not be a big problem anymore.

  "As expected, Shifu is indeed much more formidable than me!"

  Turning around to look, Lin Chunyin was still holding on and should be able to hold on for a while longer. Lin Chunyin had just broken through the Musician Boundary and should have the ability to compete for the top ten.

  Then he looked ahead and saw Xiao Yun sitting upright, his fingers moving swiftly over the strings of the guqin, drawing out a series of beautiful sound waves, seemingly still having plenty to spare.

  "Xiao Shixiong's qin skills are surprisingly outstanding, I wonder if he can win the championship?" Just as Luo Qing was thinking about this, many more disciples unfortunately lost.

  "Pffft!"

  A mouthful of blood spurted onto the piano case, and a white light shot out from Qin Yu's piano case, revealing the words "Yi Hai", exactly the twelfth name.

  Being able to rank twelfth among thousands of disciples was already a good ranking, yet Qin Yu didn't show any excitement. As soon as he lost the match, he immediately slumped to the ground, and it took him a while to prop himself up, bleeding from his seven orifices, staring at Xiao Yun sitting beside him with an incredulous gaze.

  Covering one's ears with cloth is of no use whatsoever; Liu Yuanshan was a master of the Musician Realm, how could he tolerate such childish cheating tactics?

  He had already given up by the time he reached 20th place, but when his eyes caught a glimpse of Xiao Yun still continuing beside him, he couldn't swallow his pride. Even if Liu Yuanquan's blow was huge, he had to grit his teeth and persevere.

  However, the result of insisting on it was only one. Although a relatively good ranking was exchanged, the internal organs were seriously injured, and he didn't surpass Xiao Yun either.

  "What kind of freak is this kid? How can he possibly last this long? No, he must be cheating! A lowly servant, how can he possibly surpass me?"

  Wiping the blood off his face, Qin Yu's face was filled with an expression of disbelief, his self-esteem severely wounded, and his eyes were filled with resentment and hatred.

  "Hum!"

  About a minute later, Lin Chu Yin finally couldn't hold on and was eliminated. A white light rose up, the two words "Xin Wei" appeared above her piano case, "Eighth place", she had already entered the top ten. This achievement, for an outer sect disciple, was simply unimaginable. Even the few elders sitting on the stage couldn't help but take a few more glances at Lin Chu Yin.

  ——

  "It seems that this elite conference is going to produce a few dark horses!" On the stage, Mu Tian'en said to Xie Tianci, but his eyes fell on Xiao Yun below the stage. This kid was able to hold on until now, which also exceeded his expectations.

  "Master said it!" Xie Tianxi's face was filled with smiles. "However, Master, you really haven't thought of this Xiao Yun?"

  Mu Tian'en shook his head, "He just came to me not long ago, I was thinking of taking him as an apprentice and passing on my music healing skills, but unfortunately this kid looked down on it."

  "Alas, what a pity!" Xie Tianci also shook his head with some regret, "A natural music prodigy like him, how could he not have the foundation for musical cultivation? No way, after the grand assembly, I'll have to thoroughly examine him. Can't let this exceptional talent slip away."

  "The Five Tones Wheel is infallible, weren't you originally a mediocre innate talent of three goods and two fair, but suddenly became a top-notch innate talent of three superior and two good?" Murong Tian'en said.

  Xie Tian's expression turned solemn, and he said, "This is different, Eldest Brother. You also know that the reason my root bone underwent a sudden change was because Master spent thirty years of his life to forcibly raise me with the Tongxuan Zhuanling Technique. And this child's root bone is from having nothing to something, which is somewhat strange."

  "Suit yourself, if we can get a child prodigy, perhaps our Tianyin Sect can regain its former glory." Mu Tian'en sighed.

  Xie Tianci paused for a moment and looked at Xiao Yun, "Senior brother, can he win the championship?"

  "Hard to say, this kid's comprehension is indeed not bad, but unfortunately his realm is too low, far inferior to those two disciples of yours. However, even if he can't take the top spot, among the top three, there should be a place for him."

  "I don't think so, among these few people, this son is still at ease, the others are already busy with their own affairs, it's not unexpected that the position of Jiazi should fall to him." Xie Tianxi said.

  "You seem to have a low opinion of those two disciples of yours?" Murong Tian'en smiled.

  "Jian Feng and Wan Jun, although both have the realm of mid-term music work, but the enlightenment is slightly insufficient. Wan Jun is slightly better, Jian Feng's personality is a bit impatient and needs to be tempered." Xie Tianxi shook his head, his eyes falling on the man and woman in the first row.

  Mu Tian'en burst out laughing, "If you're willing to let them come and help me refine the dan furnace, I'll help you train them!"

  Xie Tianxi waved his hand, "Forget it, Shixiong. I'm familiar with your temper - heavy-handed and sharp-tongued. The disciples on this mountain are afraid to mention you. I wouldn't want my two precious apprentices to suffer under you."

  "A gem cannot be polished without effort, and a man cannot come into his own without learning. Alas, I have said this to you before, but you do not understand. Never mind, I shall say no more." Mu Tian'en shook his head.

  ……

  ——

  She got eighth place, but Lin Chunyin didn't show too much joy. Her gaze turned to Xiao Yun in front of her, and she secretly cheered him on in her heart. She was also very curious, wondering how long Xiao Yun could hold on.

  As time went by, Xiao Yun felt the pressure on him growing heavier and his hands that were playing the guqin also started to feel increasingly heavy. Without a doubt, Liu Yuanzhan had once again raised the difficulty of the piece.

  "Geng Wu", "Yi Si", "Wu Chen", "Ding Mao" were eliminated one after another, and the entire square was left with only Xiao Yun and the first row's man and woman still holding on. Everyone held their breath, as it had now reached the most critical moment. The top three had been decided, but it was unknown who could hold on until the end.

  Among these people, the ones with the worst expressions are definitely Qin Yu and Xiao Ming. As for Xiao Ming, it's not necessary to mention that he was eliminated at the very beginning and didn't even get a ranking. As for Qin Yu, his heart is extremely complicated at this moment. Xiao Yun actually broke into the top three, such results, even if the previous cultural examination scores were poor, would definitely be able to enter the elite academy.