In fact, if Chen Yi were also a student at Cangyan High School, he would understand that this is the highest level of treatment afforded to top students at Cangyan High School.
—The school will try its best to fulfill many of their wishes...
For Wang Bian, things like changing exam venues at the last minute were not difficult.
“Originally, I didn’t plan to change the examination venue, but you said that your talismans are just as powerful as your beast-taming abilities, which has piqued my interest,” Wang Bian muttered to himself.
A moment later, the talisman test officially began.
Just like the last monthly exam, we first filled in the answers to some questions, and then started drawing symbols.
After these days of part-time work, Chen Yi has drawn most of the level 1 talismans.
His LV.2 level of Talisman skill made the talisman he was about to draw seem as easy as looking at an elementary school problem.
He first spent half an hour writing out all the questions and answers on those dozen or so pages.
The questions in this joint exam of the five schools were quite difficult, and there were more questions than in the last monthly exam; otherwise, he wouldn't have finished in half an hour.
He only became slightly interested when it came to drawing talismans.
The talisman brush and spirit ink were already prepared.
The entry "[The Brushstrokes are Like Dragons and Snakes]" is now activated!
His brushstrokes resemble the movements of dragons and snakes, powerful yet flexible and unrestrained.
When he finished drawing the first talisman, Wang Bian, who was not far away, had also begun drawing talismans.
Those questions were absolute free points for talisman geniuses like them...
Only drawing talismans can determine the winner!
Judging from Wang Bian's movements, his foundation in talismans was quite solid, and his talisman-drawing skills were fluid and unparalleled.
Based on this alone, Chen Yi could tell that Wang Bian's skill in talismans was higher than any of his peers.
Even Zhao Manjin and Yu Wanbai were left far behind by Wang Bian.
The key point is that this person also has a unique method that can significantly improve the quality of talismans, which impressed Chen Yi...
"laugh!"
As Wang Bian began drawing the talisman, he casually lit a cigarette.
The people around him looked disgusted.
A girl from Shanhai Middle School even raised her hand and complained to the proctor.
"Teacher, he's smoking in the exam room, which is disturbing others!"
The teacher from Cangyan High School glanced at Wang Bian, then coldly said to the girl who had complained, "Focus your attention. As a cultivator, if you don't want to inhale secondhand smoke, do you think anyone can force you?"
What he said made sense; as long as she used a little magic to block it, Wang Bian's smoke wouldn't affect her at all.
This girl simply couldn't answer the question and got anxious.
Wang Bian gave a wicked smile and transmitted his voice to the girl: "Little sister, this is a multiple choice question. The answer is A and C! If you bother me again while I'm drawing the talisman, I'll burn your... talisman paper with a cigarette butt!"
The girl was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
There are separators in the exam room, so how did he transmit his voice? The teacher didn't even notice...
This person is quite strange! Could it be that the separators in the exam room can no longer stop him?
Thinking of this, she immediately shrank back, no longer daring to provoke Wang Bian.
Furthermore, Wang Bian didn't actually smoke, so how could there be any talk of secondhand smoke? He merely lit a cigarette and held it between his fingers, seemingly for some other purpose...
If she really smokes, it's only firsthand smoke, which is much less harmful than secondhand smoke!
To her even greater surprise, Wang Bian did not retaliate against her; instead, he told her the answer to the question.
Of course, whether to believe or not became a new question lingering in her mind...
How can I trust a stinky man who likes to smoke? He's definitely lying to me, trying to make me choose the wrong answer as revenge! Yes! That must be it!
This girl deliberately avoided options A and C, choosing B and D instead...
However, in reality, Wang Bian was very sincere and hated lying...
A few minutes later, he had completed most of the talisman.
"laugh!"
The next instant, he slammed the nearly burnt-out cigarette butt into the talisman.
The yellow talisman immediately turned a scorched black...
Strangely, the charred mark was not due to the cigarette butt burning through the talisman, but rather from some special ritual.
"Cigarette smoke is also fragrant. I, Wang Bian, offer this incense to the gods, inviting them to enter the core of my talisman and make it my supreme talisman!"
As he murmured, the circular charred black spot spread out, forming complex black patterns that connected with the talisman's core.
"The divine lord enters the talisman's core, the talisman is perfectly formed! Talisman's feet, retract!"
Wang Bian suddenly twisted the cigarette in his hand, using the burnt-out cigarette butt as a talisman brush to finish the talisman's base.
"Whoosh!"
The ash outlined a perfect arc, and a super perfect talisman was thus formed.
By using this special method to invite the spirit into the talisman, the resulting talisman will be 20% more effective than others!
Note that this is 20% better than perfect condition.
In other words, if someone else draws a perfect talisman that can unleash 100% of its effectiveness, it will still be 20% weaker than his talisman.
In reality, let alone a perfect talisman, the limit for most students is to draw a talisman that scores 90 or above.
"laugh!"
Wang Bian then lit a second cigarette.
He lit the second cigarette for himself.
After all, the methods he used were quite mentally taxing...
This time, the girl who had complained about him remained silent.
Wang Bian smiled with satisfaction, then looked in the direction where Chen Yi was.
His pupils contracted slightly.
Because, at this point, Chen Yi had already finished drawing the third talisman...
"So fast?" Wang Bian narrowed his eyes.
There are only two possibilities for a talisman master to draw so quickly: either they are skilled through practice or they have superb craftsmanship.
Chen Yi clearly possessed both qualities.
But Wang Bian was not in a hurry. Instead, he took two more puffs of his cigarette before starting to draw the next talisman.
After all, you can't beat him just by drawing faster.
He has plenty of time right now; all he needs to do is follow the ritual of inviting the gods and offer incense...
Using this method, each talisman he draws can enhance two effects. If Chen Yi doesn't have any special methods to enhance the effectiveness of talismans, he will definitely be inferior to him.
However, he did not see Chen Yi use any special techniques.
Although the other party's talisman-drawing movements were excessively smooth, that was all.
Wang Bian's assessment of Chen Yi was that he was very skilled, and that his absolute skill came from practicing drawing thousands of times.
Unfortunately, when it comes to myself, I'm still not quite qualified...
This disappointed him somewhat.
I originally thought that by deliberately switching to the same examination room as Chen Yi, we could have a contest between talisman masters.
He was truly disappointed to find that the other party was just bragging and didn't even have any impressive techniques.
"No one is perfect, Chen Yi. You're only better than me at controlling beasts..." Wang Bian shook his head and said.
Time passed second by second.
By the time Wang Bian finished drawing the second talisman, Chen Yi had already finished drawing all the talismans.
"Are you sure you want to hand in your paper early? Once you do, there's no going back."
The proctor looked at Chen Yi with surprise.
If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the first candidate to hand in their paper.
Because Chen Yi's speed in drawing talismans was simply too fast.
If we include all the examination venues for the talisman exams—including the other four high schools—Chen Yi was probably the fastest person to finish the exam.
"Yes." Chen Yi nodded firmly.
The proctor glanced at the talisman he had drawn and was startled once again.
Even from his perspective, he had to admit that the talisman was of a very high level!
If you're asking how tall it is, it's probably about three or four stories high...
He called over another proctor to watch together.
"Is this something a student could draw?" he asked in a low voice.
Another proctor whispered, "The key point is that they're a student of Xiande!"
They also have many talisman geniuses in Cangyan, including the one who lit a cigarette in the examination hall, who is a genius among geniuses.
However, it wasn't until they saw Chen Yi's talisman that they realized what it meant to be utterly astonished!
Admittedly, Wang Bian's incense-burning ritual could increase the efficacy of talismans by 20%.
However, Chen Yi's "Dragon and Snake in the Brush" can also increase efficiency by 20%.
From this perspective, the two seem to be on par, since their talismans are flawless and have the same efficacy.
However, Wang Bian's talisman technique had a drawback: the talisman's base had to be sealed with a cigarette butt.
Chen Yi used his own talisman brush and spirit ink throughout the entire process.
It is worth mentioning that this is allowed in the joint examination. Just as various magical tools, talismans and medicines can be used in the beast-taming examination, one can naturally use one's own talisman pen and spiritual ink in the talisman examination.
Therefore, considering the enhancements provided by the talisman brush and the spiritual ink, Chen Yi's talismans were actually of higher quality than Wang Bian's.
If this teacher were to give scores on the spot, he would personally give Chen Yi 125 points and Wang Bian 120 points.
However, since the talisman exam is out of 100 points, it is highly likely that both of them will get full marks in the end.
They didn't get full marks because that's the limit, but because there's only one score cap.
To truly determine who is better between these two, we'll probably have to wait and see in tomorrow's practical exam...
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