When everyone finally put down their pens, the talisman masters who had completed the Swift Travel Talismans personally led the talismans they had drawn to the puppets marked with their names and affixed the Swift Travel Talismans.
The moment the large bronze gong was struck from the stands, everyone channeled their spiritual energy into their talismans, activating the Swiftness Talisman, and a group of puppet figures rushed forward.
Among all the puppets, Shi Xuan's seemed to be the slowest to react. While everyone else had rushed out, he seemed to have just realized what was happening and took his first step unsteadily.
However, he was still the slowest of all the puppets, lagging far behind the others, and the gap was widening.
From having no hope for Shi Xuan to having high hopes, and now that everything has settled, she really is the last one standing.
"You said her drawing wasn't good either, so why did you even go up there? Wouldn't it be better to just protect her two god-like achievements? Why do you have to add a weakness to your list?"
"She hasn't even finished the painting yet. She already has two first-place finishes. Do you expect her to sweep all the first-place finishes? If you're so capable, why don't you do it yourself?"
"Alright, just enjoy the show. Do you really expect her to win every time she plays? Who can do that?"
"If you can't do it, don't go. She's already become a legendary figure after the alchemy and artifact crafting competitions. Going up there now would just lower her status for no reason."
"My goddess loves to have fun, let her have fun!"
...
After a while, when the puppets had run a quarter lap, their overall speed decreased. After all, the Swiftness Talisman is an explosive talisman, and its initial spiritual power is the most abundant, which is also when its speed is the fastest.
Looking back at Shi Xuan, who was lagging far behind, it seemed that her puppet hadn't changed at all, still moving at that unhurried pace...
No, her puppet seems to have gotten faster!
At this moment, people in the stands and audience noticed this, and their attention shifted from the leading puppet in the first group to the last one, discovering that Shi Xuan's puppet speed was indeed increasing.
While others were slowing down, her puppet was doing the opposite, gradually increasing in speed and showing a tendency to get faster and faster.
This is incredible! Everyone here has used the Swiftness Talisman before, and they know this kind of talisman better than anyone else. They all know that the Swiftness Talisman is most powerful the moment it is applied and activated. They have never heard of anyone's Swiftness Talisman accelerating slowly!
The reason why Shi Xuan's talismans are faster is that when she draws the talismans, the operating mechanism is to first run the Spirit Gathering Talisman, and then use the spiritual power collected by the Spirit Gathering Talisman to drive the Speed Talisman. The Spirit Gathering Talisman needs time to run and stabilize, which is why she is initially very slow but gets faster and faster.
The situation on the field was becoming increasingly bizarre. The puppets that were charging ahead were getting slower and slower, and by the time they reached the halfway point, their speed was almost the same as when they didn't have the speed boost.
However, at this moment, Shi Xuan's puppet gradually increased in speed, overtook the main force at halfway point, and became the leader!
This left not only the clueless audience members speechless, but even the judges in the stands were stunned.
The newly appointed sect leader of the Hidden Sect, Quan Xing, opened his mouth in surprise: "Could it be..."
"What is it? Could it be another combination of talismans?" asked an elder from the Langya Sect.
"How is that possible? Are kids these days so quick to understand? I didn't even figure out how to combine talismans when I reached the Nascent Soul stage."
It's not that combining talismans is impossible, but the requirements for talisman cultivators are too high. I've never seen a talisman cultivator below the Golden Core stage successfully use a combination talisman.
Regardless of what they thought, Shi Xuan's puppets moved even faster after overtaking the main force, and the other puppets behind him were powerless to catch up and had fallen far behind.
Shi Xuan's speed had not yet reached its peak, and the puppet was still accelerating, running faster and faster. In the second half, the speed stabilized, and it maintained a fast running speed until it crossed the finish line. It did not slow down and continued to rush forward.
Shi Xuan raised his hand and touched his forehead, as if he had used a little too much force.
She had intended to slow the puppet down to a mid-range speed, so that its spiritual energy would be depleted just as it reached the finish line. However, on her first use, she accidentally drew the spirit-gathering talisman too large and too well, causing the acceleration to be slower than expected, while the stamina exceeded her plan.
The audience could clearly see what was going on in this round of competition, and this reversal exceeded everyone's expectations.
After two rounds of competition, Shi Xuan gained a group of loyal supporters, and when they saw that he had won again, they cheered excitedly.
"Hahaha, my goddess is invincible! You can see the beginning but you can't imagine the ending! Hahaha..."
"At this moment, Xuan is truly admirable. She has reached a level that we cultivators cannot reach. If she gets first place again this time... wait, is she really going to participate in every single event?"
"It's too early to talk about these things now; there's another round of competition to come."
"Don't you think that given Shi Xuan's style, it's already safe to draw conclusions? I've heard that all the disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect went to Jubaozhai and bet on Shi Xuan's talismans, weapons, and formations."
"Holy crap! Heaven knows, could it be that she's also proficient in formations?"
...
The talisman competition was divided into two rounds, and Shi Xuan undoubtedly won the championship in the first round.
Of all the teachers and students present, only Fan Hongde in the stands at the front was very displeased. He snorted coldly and said, "The Swiftness Talisman is a talisman used by cultivators to escape. Its main purpose is to provide a burst of speed. Can a Swiftness Talisman with such a slow start still be called a Swiftness Talisman? What use is it then? Even if you run for a long time afterward, what's the point of having such a Swiftness Talisman!"
Many people in the audience agreed with his point of view and nodded in agreement.
Their speed boosts were originally meant for escaping in dangerous situations, but now that the Champion Speed Boost has become a slow acceleration, even if they have the best patience, they can't use it.
Shi Xuan smiled slightly and replied calmly, "Competitions all have rules, and the ultimate goal of participating is to win. Therefore, adjusting the talisman according to the rules of the competition is the true skill of the participants."
Does "having real skills" refer to herself? The teachers on the stage looked at Shi Mingxiu and thought, "You disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect are certainly confident enough."
Shi Mingxiu puffed out his chest.
"Well said!" These were her supporters in the audience.
Shi Xuan looked to both sides, which triggered another shout from the crowd.
She turned around and continued looking at the stage, saying, "Besides, explosive speed talismans have their uses, and endurance-type ones also have their uses. After all, high-level cultivators in the cultivation world are only a minority. If those cultivators who cannot fly on swords and have to travel long distances had these endurance-type speed talismans, I wonder how much of a burden it would lighten."
The audience members were all elite disciples from the six major sects, which is why they were brought out by their sects to participate in the Six Sects Grand Competition. They had no worries about not being able to fly swords, and even those in the Qi Refining stage who couldn't fly swords felt that they would be able to do so in the near future.
However, in this world, many independent cultivators may never be able to wield a sword in their entire lives.
What Shi Xuan said was not without reason.
"Besides," Shi Xuan added, "who says I can't draw an explosive speed talisman!"
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