It was only one point away from the record set by Fang Yuan. Only the contestants who were formation cultivators understood how great an achievement this was. After they came to their senses from the shock, they immediately started a heated discussion with Tu Nian.
"Not from Bi Hai?"
"Snow! Especially at this age... I don't think he's even twenty."
"It looks like Bi Hai is going to stumble this year."
The overwhelming discussions of the crowd rolled over like waves, but Tu Nian was as calm as a boulder in the waves. He let them talk, and I remained unmoved, waiting for the referee's decision neither arrogantly nor humbly.
The people in the blue sea who were affected, such as Zhang Yang, did not look very good.
Zhang Yang stepped to Tu Nian's side and looked at her with a sullen expression, "You're taking advantage of the situation. Do you think you're that powerful?"
Tu Nian sighed softly, took a step in the opposite direction, and turned his head to the other side. "Whether I'm powerful or not is still a matter of debate, but please stay away from others when you talk to me. Otherwise, rinse your mouth thoroughly before going out."
"What did you say?"
Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharpest blade. After saying this, at first glance, Zhang Yang looked like a cooked shrimp, waving his claws and about to go towards Tu Nian.
"The competition isn't over yet, everyone go back to your seats!"
Xie Wenchang's words came just in time. Although Zhang Yang was furious, he knew there were still two more rounds of competition, so he had to return to his seat with an angry look on his face.
In fact, his original intention was just to use the other two projects to suppress Tu Nian's momentum. Who would have thought that he would end up losing more than gaining, and instead be infuriated by her personal attacks.
"The referee was wise."
Tu Nian was in a good mood and grinned at Jie Wenchang, but the latter obviously didn't like her that much. He ignored her and continued to check the formation with his hands behind his back.
Old tsundere.
Tu Nian thought to himself, and at the same time, he glanced sideways, bypassing Zhang Yang and looking towards the two players from Yuqing and Baihua in the team, secretly thinking of a countermeasure in his mind.
Soon, the formations of the ten contestants were checked. Tu Nian finally achieved full marks in the first event with sixteen complete formations. The other contestants performed basically mediocrely, but because Tu Nian's performance was too outstanding, the overall score declined.
With this, the first stage of the competition came to an end and the second stage officially began.
The second stage is to interpret the high-end formations given by the referee, such as the purpose of the construction, the use of the formation, etc. It is a simple theoretical competition and not very entertaining. Moreover, since each person only needs to interpret three formations and there are ten players at the same time, the competition usually goes very quickly.
Just like the first project, this kind of test-taking stuff can be easily figured out by Tu Nian.
She analyzed the formation's structure from the perspective of yin and yang, elements, etc., and then brought in the formation diagram corresponding to the structure. In just two glances, she had a thorough understanding of several formations, and then she explained them fluently to her referee.
With the results of the first stage of the competition, the referee corresponding to Tu Nian could also anticipate that his contestant was no pushover. However, when he saw that Tu Nian had understood the formation he had set up in just a few glances and could interpret it without any error, he was still very upset.
"Referee, I'm done."
In the end, it took less than a cup of tea to interpret the three formations. Tu Nian slowed down his lips, which were a little tired from speaking too fast, and asked the referee for instructions.
The referee was so shocked that he didn't come to his senses until Tu Nian called out twice in a row. He pointed to the empty space next to her and said, "Oh, okay, go wait over there."
The other contestants weren't as successful. For them, interpreting advanced formations required prior experience drawing them. This was like memorizing the knowledge points in a textbook. Without having read the textbook, they couldn't solve it. Even if they had, the complexity of the content required considerable deliberation.
Therefore, when these contestants saw Tu Nian concisely and efficiently interpreting all the formations and walking towards the third stage preparation area, they were stunned.
Especially Zhang Yang, who had just deciphered the third formation. When he saw her passing by him, he was so shocked that he stuttered several words.
What kind of monster is this?
"She's got such a high level, you know?"
On the snowy side of the stands, Jin Nanfeng looked at Tu Nian who was leisurely walking to the preparation area and asked.
"How am I supposed to know that?"
Chu Qiurong lowered her chin. "I heard from Fang Yuan that Junior Sister has a good talent in formations. Who could have thought it was so outrageous?"
Jin Nanfeng lowered his eyes, "Sixteen formations, only one less than what Fang Yuan had back then."
Chu Qiurong immediately added: "Don't forget, Fang Yuan was twenty-three at that time, and Junior Sister is only sixteen this year."
Having said this, he paused and looked at Jin Nanfeng, "How would she compare to you?"
Jin Nanfeng said frankly: "In terms of formation, I am not as good as Fang Yuan."
Chu Qiurong sucked in a breath of cold air, her lips curled up in frustration. "I thought Junior Sister's cultivation speed was terrifying enough, but now it seems her talent in formations is unmatched. But it's good all the same. To be able to achieve success in formations is a pleasant surprise."
"That's hard to say." Jin Nanfeng poured cold water on him.
"What do you mean?" Chu Qiurong looked puzzled.
Gazing at the contestants in the arena from afar, Jin Nanfeng said, "The reason why Tu Nian was able to excel in the previous event has a lot to do with the fact that his formation drawing is not tied to his own cultivation."
"To put it bluntly, she was able to win this time by taking advantage. Although these sixteen formations are all effective, their power is far inferior to the seventeen formations that Fang Yuan had previously drawn using traditional steps."
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