Chapter 6094
On the stage, Wu Lingyun and Chen Wanqing stood facing each other, one dressed in white, the other in emerald green, truly like a celestial couple from a painting.
The crowd below was mesmerized, and the murmurs gradually subsided.
A full incense stick’s time passed, and not a single person dared to step forward to challenge them.
Wu Lingyun’s smile deepened.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze slowly sweeping over the crowd below. His eyes seemed calm, yet carried a condescending scrutiny, as if saying: Who else?
The cultivators below avoided his gaze; some lowered their heads, some turned their faces away, and some simply turned away, pretending to talk to others.
The results of the Four Pillars test were undeniable; Wu Lingyun’s score had crushed everyone before him. Who would dare to go up and humiliate themselves?
“It seems no one dares to step forward today,”
Wu Lingyun said, withdrawing his gaze, his tone indifferent, neither revealing regret nor pride.
He turned to Chen Wanqing and bowed slightly: “Miss Chen, since no one else is going to try, may we begin the next test now?”
Chen Wanqing’s eyes flickered slightly; her expression was obscured by her veil, but her eyes, like autumn water, seemed to hold approval.
She nodded slightly: “Young Master Wu is right. Since no one is going up, then…”
“Wait.”
A clear voice suddenly rang out from the crowd.
The voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears.
Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the voice.
A man in a blue robe slowly walked out from the crowd.
He was dressed simply, with an ordinary face and a restrained aura, appearing unremarkable. But his eyes were exceptionally calm, like a deep pool, without ripples.
It was Kai.
Wu Lingyun raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on Kai, scrutinizing him from head to toe.
Then, a faint smile appeared on his lips, a smile that carried a hint of amusement and disdain.
The crowd below erupted in commotion.
“Who is this guy? He dares to go on stage at a time like this?”
“Is he crazy? Didn’t he see Young Master Wu’s score? Going up there to embarrass himself?”
“Judging from his appearance, he’s only at the first rank of the
Upper Immortal Realm, right? He dares to come with that kind of cultivation?” “First rank? Am I seeing things? Peak first rank of the Upper Immortal Realm? This… isn’t this a joke?”
“Hahahaha! A first rank of the Upper Immortal Realm dares to come to a martial arts contest to find a husband? Miss Chen is an eighth rank! Is he trying to eat swan meat like a toad?”
“Get down! Don’t embarrass yourself!”
The mocking voices surged like a tide.
Kai’s expression remained unchanged as he walked step by step towards the arena.
Wu Lingyun watched him approach, his smile deepening.
He didn’t speak, but his eyes clearly said: I want to see what tricks you can pull.
Chen Wanqing’s gaze narrowed slightly as she sized up the suddenly appearing man in blue robes through her veil.
A moment later, she frowned slightly, and her cool voice came from behind the veil:
“Young master, there are rules for this marriage contest. You must pass two-thirds of the four pillars test before you can ask me to step down from my sedan chair for an audience. Young Master Wu has already passed; the next test is about to begin. If you wish to participate, perhaps you should wait for the next opportunity.”
Her tone was polite, but the meaning was clear: you are not qualified, don’t waste your time.
Kai stepped onto the platform and stood before the four stone pillars.
He looked up at Chen Wanqing, his expression calm: “Miss Chen, you misunderstand. I don’t want to wait for next time; I want to try now.”
Upon hearing this, another burst of laughter erupted from below.
“Try now? He really dares to say that!”
“Young Master Wu is standing right there; isn’t he just asking for trouble?” ”A first-grade Upper Immortal, lighting up even one square is impressive!”
Wu Lingyun chuckled, stepping aside half a step and gesturing for him to proceed.
His movements were elegant and composed, but the contempt in his eyes was undisguised.
“Since this fellow Daoist wishes to try, then so be it,”
he said calmly. “I, Wu, also want to see how many squares this first-grade Upper Immortal can light up.”
He emphasized the words “first-grade Upper Immortal,” eliciting another burst of laughter from the audience.
Kai ignored the mockery and walked straight to the first stone pillar.
He extended his right hand and gently pressed it against the pillar.
The movement was casual, as if he were merely stroking an ordinary object.
The crowd held their breath, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Then…
Boom!
A blinding white light exploded instantly!
The light shot up from the base of the pillar, one square, two squares, three squares, four squares, five squares… Without any pause, without any hesitation, like a sword drawn from its sheath, like a rainbow piercing the sun, it broke through the ninth square in the blink of an eye!
The tenth square!
A beam of light shot out, exploding into a dazzling rain of light in the air, even more brilliant and dazzling than Wu Lingyun’s attack!
The entire arena fell silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, as if someone had grabbed their throats.
“This…how is this possible?!”
“How can a first-grade Upper Immortal possess such power?!”
“I must be seeing things! The stone pillar must be broken!”
Wu Lingyun’s composed smile froze.
He abruptly turned to look at the stone pillar; the light hadn’t completely dissipated, the afterglow of the tenth dimension still lingering in the air.
His pupils contracted slightly, a flicker of disbelief flashing in his eyes.
Chen Wanqing’s eyes also widened slightly; her expression was obscured by her veil, but her suddenly clenched hand betrayed her inner turmoil.
Kai withdrew his hand, his expression still calm, as if he had only done something insignificant.
He walked towards the second stone pillar.
Finally, someone in the audience snapped out of their daze and screamed,
“There’s a second one! Look at the second one!”
“Impossible! His first one was just luck!”
“Right, right, just luck, the second one definitely won’t work!”
Kai ignored these voices and pressed his right hand against the stone pillar again.
Boom!
White light exploded again!
One, two, three, four, five… unstoppable, devastating!
Ninth!
Tenth!
The light surged upwards again, even more intense and dazzling than before!
The second stone pillar, full strength!