Inside the circular hall.
The light emanating from the small figures on the murals slowly dimmed.
Only then did the gathered prodigies seem to awaken as if from a long dream.
They looked toward the direction where Jiang Che had disappeared, their eyes filled with an indescribably complex mix of emotions.
"He... he really... just passed like that?" Shen Mingxuan of the Taiyuan Sect murmured to himself, the disdain on his face long since replaced by profound shock.
Fang Muye's face was ashen. He simply couldn't understand. 'How could Jiang Che comprehend something so well when I can't make heads or tails of it?!'
As everyone's minds reeled, a figure as straight and imposing as a spear slowly walked to the center of the hall.
It was Qin Wuya!
He didn't immediately step onto the circular platform. Instead, he raised his head and took a long, deep look at the spot where Jiang Che had vanished.
For the first time, those eyes that always looked down upon the world revealed a genuine spark of battle intent, one reserved for an equal.
"Jiang Che... Now he's interesting."
He muttered to himself, then retracted his gaze. In an instant, his entire aura changed.
If before he was like a treasured spear—its sharp edge exposed, its presence overwhelming—then now, he was like a steady, towering volcano on the verge of eruption!
Step by step, he walked steadily onto the circular stone platform in the center.
Instantly, everyone remaining in the hall held their breath, their gazes locked on him.
They all wanted to know: after witnessing Jiang Che's shocking performance, what kind of astonishing Comprehension would this man—ranked second on the Cangzhou Prefecture's Hidden Dragon List, second only to Qin Xuange—display?
Qin Wuya stood firm in the center of the circular platform.
He didn't close his eyes and stand silently like Jiang Che. Instead, he slowly raised his right hand, fingers held together like a blade.
He didn't strike immediately. Instead, his gaze fell upon one of the small figures in the murals on the wall.
It was a small figure holding a long saber, posed in a chopping motion.
BZZZT—
An extremely condensed white Qi Force suddenly lit up on Qin Wuya's fingertips!
With a flick of his wrist, he perfectly mimicked the mural figure's movement, striking out with a mid-air chop of his hand!
As his hand chopped through the air, the corresponding figure on the wall instantly lit up with a brilliant glow!
"What... What is he doing?"
"Is he mimicking the movements on the murals?"
Everyone was stunned, not understanding what was happening.
However, before they could figure it out, Qin Wuya's movements changed again!
His gaze shifted to another mural.
A small figure throwing a punch.
He again mimicked the small figure's movement, throwing a punch of his own!
On the wall, the second figure lit up in response!
Then the third, the fourth, the fifth...
Everyone finally understood!
Qin Wuya was using the "dumbest," most direct, and yet most domineering method to pass this trial!
He wasn't trying to comprehend, connect, or create!
Instead, he was relying on his own incredible Martial Arts Talent and his absolute control over his power.
He was perfectly replicating the movements of the hundreds, even thousands, of mural figures, one by one!
His movements grew faster and faster, going from one move per breath to several moves per breath!
Hand-chops, fists, palms, fingers, kicks...
All kinds of Martial Arts techniques flowed from him with effortless fluidity, as if he were born proficient in every martial art in the world!
On the walls, one figure after another lit up, the lights merging into a single sheet of brilliance.
Eventually, the walls of the entire circular hall seemed to ignite, becoming as bright as day!
"My god... That works too?!"
"This... What terrifying Comprehension and control!"
"Is... is he going to perform every single move?!"
A series of sharp gasps echoed through the hall!
If Jiang Che's method of passing was "outsmarting" the trial, using his extraordinary Comprehension to find the "correct solution" amidst the chaos...
...then Qin Wuya's method was a "frontal assault"!
He was using his absolute strength and Talent to forcibly enact every single "possibility"!
As for which method was superior, no one could say.
But the sheer dominance and confidence Qin Wuya was displaying right now shocked every single person present just as much!
Because every single movement had to be perfectly replicated to light up the figures!
Even the slightest deviation was not allowed!
Gu Qingxuan watched the figure on the platform, now bathed in a magnificent light. A hint of approval and admiration couldn't help but surface in her icy eyes.
'This man is truly the only opponent I have ever met who is worthy of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with me!'
The moment the very last mural figure lit up, Qin Wuya slowly relaxed his stance.
At the same time, the same golden pillar of light that had appeared when Jiang Che passed the trial descended once more from the dome above, completely enveloping him.
Within the golden light, his figure appeared even more imposing.
The next moment, with a flash of light, Qin Wuya's figure also vanished from the hall.
...
When the light before his eyes dissipated, Qin Wuya found himself in a boundless, dense fog so thick he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
'The third trial, the Temperament Pass...'
Qin Wuya's expression remained unchanged; his disdainful eyes even held a trace of powerful confidence.
'The path of the Martial Dao is one of cutting through thorns and pressing ever forward!'
'My heart is as firm as a boulder. What is there to fear?'
Just then, the surrounding fog began to churn, slowly coalescing before him into a familiar arena.
It was none other than the "Commander Selection Platform" from the Cangzhou Prefecture's Qilin Army barracks, used for duels between the highest-ranking commanders!
And on the opposite side of the arena...
...a figure clad in jet-black Qilin Army Armor, with a posture even more upright and an aura even more profound and imposing than his own, slowly turned around.
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