Martial arts ascend to the gods

Chapter 162 Nine Songs
When everyone entered the martial arts hall, they saw a red line painted on the ground in the empty martial arts hall, extending on the ground.

The red route begins with "Nine Bends of Flowing Water", followed by "One Bend", "Two Bends" and so on until "Nine Bends".

There are different test levels before each song.

Behind the starting position, basins of water were placed on the table.

"First, each of you take two bowls of water to warm up before the game," said the examiner.

Everyone knew that this was for the fairness of the exam and to allow Zhou Leng, the new recruit, to get familiar with the exam.

The instructor continued, "This Nine-bend Flowing Water is the most difficult of the seven tests. The process sounds simple. Each person holds water in each hand and walks through the nine-bend road. If 90% of the water is left, it is considered to be passed. If the water is reduced excessively due to any reason during the process, it is not considered to be passed..."

While listening to the instructor's explanation of the Nine-Bend Flowing Water, Zhou Leng scooped up a bowl of water with his right hand and poured it into his left hand.

The Qi in his left hand surged, and he gently rotated it, and his empty hand was like a bowl, catching the water.

Hold a flat bowl of water in your right hand and raise it upwards.

A stream of water flew into the air.

He put down the bowl with his right hand, then drew circles in the air, inhaling and exhaling his true energy, and collected all the water in the air into his right palm.

Some people saw this scene and nodded slightly.

Zhou Leng carefully controlled his true Qi, moving his hands lightly and continuously to circulate his true Qi to ensure that the two balls of water did not spill in his hands.

Under the influence of the true Qi, the two groups of water swayed gently like irregular transparent jellies.

With just this level, it is impossible to pass the Nine Bends of Flowing Water.

Zhou Leng tried to walk quickly, left and right, forward and backward, and even jumped. Soon, some of the water spilled out.

It's much harder than you think.

Zhou Leng practiced as he walked, and soon he mastered the trick.

"Shi Lai, simulate the process of the Nine Bends Flowing Water, gently patting or even hitting my body."

"it is good."

Shi Lai stepped forward, circled around Zhou Leng, and hit Zhou Leng's entire body, including his shoulders, back, chest, abdomen, arms, legs, and finally even hit him with his shoulder.

While Zhou Leng was enduring the attack which didn't hurt him at all, he was also feeling the changes caused by the external force.

It was soon discovered that as long as the body above the forearm was not hit hard, the two groups of water would not be affected.

But if the forearm or even the fingers are attacked, water will spill out.

Afterwards, Zhou Leng tried them one by one according to the changes in the levels of Jiuqu Liushui.

The instructors simply glanced at Zhou Leng and nodded slightly.

Not far away, beside old man Song Juesi, two innate majors were also looking at Zhou Leng.

"Mr. Song, Zhou Leng's Qi control is extraordinary. The two of us are far inferior to him at his age."

"At my age, I can't beat him."

"If he hadn't been poisoned, I would have snatched him away even if I had to break off relations with the Wuwei Department. Unfortunately..."

The examiner said, "As usual, the fifth place goes first." After saying that, he glanced at Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng understood what he meant and controlled the water ball with both hands, staring at the first person carefully, ready to observe and learn.

The man held water in each hand and walked forward tremblingly.

Sometimes he looked ahead, sometimes he looked at the water, his body was deformed, and it was very different from his normal walking style.

Many instructors shook their heads slightly.

In this way, the candidate stumbled all the way through the winding stream.

In the end, his body was covered with bruises, his scalp was bleeding, and he spread his hands with a helpless look on his face.

There was only a little water stain left on my hands, less than one tenth of it.

The difficulty of this Nine Bends of Flowing Water is far greater than the previous ones.

"Not up to standard," the examiner announced.

Zhou Leng estimated in his mind that based on the percentage system, the fifth place might not reach 60 points, but at least 40 points.

But this time, the score was less than 10 points.

Then, the people behind came forward one after another, and Zhou Leng observed them carefully.

Second, it does not meet the standards.

The third one does not meet the standards.

The first three people were almost the same in the end, with less than one-tenth of the water in their hands.

Finally, it was Wei Xiangqian's turn.

Everyone looked at him.

"Senior, Xihai Wuda is counting on you."

"We can't do it, but as long as you can meet the standards, you will win this round!"

"Yes, as long as you don't encounter the sure-kill attack of the Ninth Song, you can definitely do it!"

"You can lose, but you can't lose everything..."

Several students from Xihai Wuda University spoke in low tones.

Wei Xiangqian recalled his past efforts, school honors, and the consequences of failure...

He took a deep breath, his eyes clear and his expression firm.

“I’m going all out!”

As he spoke, he carried the ball of water forward.

As soon as the expert makes a move, the gap becomes immediately apparent.

He walked very steadily and never looked at the water balls deliberately, moving forward skillfully in the winding stream.

"it is good!"

"Senior Wei is awesome!"

"666..."

Everyone encouraged Wei Xiangqian quietly.

Even some old students who were not from Xihai Wuda University expressed encouragement.

Finally, he walked out of the ninth bend, and the water ball he held in his hands was only slightly less than when he entered.

"Put it in a large beaker." said the examiner.

Wei Xiangqian carefully placed the two balls of water into the beaker.

The examiner glanced at the scale and nodded, "It's up to standard!"

"Great!" Several students cheered softly.

"Zhou Leng, it's your turn."

"Yes."

Shi Lai poured two more bowls of water for Zhou Leng.

Zhou Leng gathered his energy in both hands, holding a ball of water in each hand, and walked forward steadily.

Everyone observed Zhou Leng's footsteps, which were not as shaky as those of the previous few people, nor as fast as Wei Xiangqian's.

Walking slower than usual, but also very steady.

Zhou Leng walked across the horizontal line that read "A Song: Ups and Downs" and arrived at a rubber floor with bumps and depressions everywhere.

Under the influence of the magic equipment, the bulges and depressions on the ground are constantly changing.

Since he was not allowed to run faster, Zhou Leng could only walk normally.

The ground is bumpy and uneven, and even if you are normal you will still wobble, not to mention you need to use both hands to keep the water from falling.

Zhou Leng kept his body balanced while moving forward and using his true Qi.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Soon, Zhou Leng passed this bumpy road.

There was not a drop of water in both hands spilled.

The students of Xihai Wuda University had been staring at the water in Zhou Leng's hand. When they saw this scene, their expressions changed slightly.

Except for Wei Xiangqian, the other three people all sprinkled some water along the way.

After a few steps, Zhou Leng crossed the horizontal line of "Second Tune: Wheel Movement".

In front, there are ten large rollers across the front, forming a bridge, rotating at different speeds, some counterclockwise and some clockwise.

Even if an ordinary person walks up there with nothing in his hands, he will be knocked to the ground.

Zhou Leng stepped onto the first roller that rotated counterclockwise, and kept stepping on it with his feet according to the speed of the roller to maintain his balance.

Then, quickly step onto the second roller and move forward one by one.

As he moved forward, Zhou Leng's body and arms kept shaking, but he was always able to maintain control of his true energy without dropping a drop of water.

After the second song, Zhou Leng walked towards "The Third Song: Wind Speed".

There is a rectangular passage in front, with strong winds blowing from the top, bottom, left and right of the passage.

You can't merge the two waters into one, nor can you arch your back and bend your waist to use your body to block the wind. No matter what, it is impossible to block all the wind.

The four people before them all put the water in front of their chests to block the wind in one direction as much as possible.

Zhou Leng observed carefully and proceeded according to his plan.

Instead of placing the water in front of the chest, before entering, the hands quickly circled around the two balls of water.

The afterimages of the two hands connected into one, as if forming two circles.

The true Qi drives the two balls of water to rotate, causing them to spin rapidly.

Take a step forward.

The two hands still did not stop, using the huge amount of true energy to push the two balls of water to continue to rotate.

At first glance, two balls of water were spinning in mid-air, and two hands were circling around the two balls of water.

"Great!" Many students couldn't help but praise. They had also thought about this method, but their Qi strength and control level were insufficient, so they simply couldn't do it.

In the passage, a strong wind blew, making his clothes flutter, but Zhou Leng was strolling leisurely.

No matter how strong the wind was in any direction, it was offset by the rapidly rotating true qi and water.

Zhou Leng passed straight through without spilling a drop of water.

Soon, we arrived at "Four Bends: Rocks".

bang bang bang...

There is also a passage ahead, but what is flying in the passage is not the wind, but fist-sized stones being catapulted back and forth by demonic equipment.

Dense and crowded, like flying sand and rocks.

It is forbidden to use true Qi to protect the body, and true Qi can only be gathered between the hands.

Even if one is in the Body Refining Stage, without the protection of Qi, being hit by a stone on vulnerable parts such as the scalp, ears, and nose would inevitably result in a bloody head.

This means that the test-taker must dodge or even block the stones that attack the vulnerable parts of the body while avoiding affecting the water mass, which increases the difficulty again.

The four people in front were all bruised and some even had bleeding scalps from the stone.

Zhou Leng just took a quick look and walked straight in.

Whenever stones flew towards the hands and forearms, they would dodge.

As for being hit in other places, don't dodge or avoid.

The skin is as hard as steel and invulnerable to swords and guns.

Stones were hitting him all over, but Zhou Leng didn't care at all.

Even if it falls on the scalp, it will not hurt you at all.

Zhou Leng just carried the stone and walked out of Siqu.

"What a ruthless person..."

"It should be due to his hard training."

"Generally, only those in the late stage of physical training or even the stage of vitality will start to practice hard skills. He has just been promoted..."

"He probably has a talent for hard work and should have practiced it early on."

"possible……"

After seeing this scene, all the students of Xihai Wuda understood, and the fire in their hearts was extinguished.

This Zhou Leng not only has great strength, abundant Qi, good lightness skills, and powerful Qi control, he has even practiced hard skills. It can be said that he has no shortcomings.

If there are any shortcomings, it is that he is young and lacks combat experience.

Thinking of this, they watched silently.

Finally, there is actual combat.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhou Leng continued to move forward, five songs, six songs, seven songs, and eight songs.

Finally, Zhou Leng stood in front of "Jiuqu: Chaos".

This ninth song is a combination of many previous tests.

Twenty cylinders rolled on the ground at twice the speed as before.

Strong winds were blowing from all directions.

The flying rocks and the rebound of the cylinders made crackling sounds, which added to the chaos.

There are also thick pillars sweeping back and forth in the middle, running across the passage. Once you encounter them, you can only jump up, as the gap below is not enough to bend down, and there is no space on the left and right sides.

On both sides, huge fists suddenly popped out.

If you can't avoid it and get hit, you will definitely fall into it. Not only will you get water balls, you may even be injured.

The first three people all fell at this last level, resulting in only one tenth of the water in their hands remaining.

There are constant flashes of strong light here, causing short-term blindness.

Ordinary people would be tortured to death if they walked in.

The reason why Wei Xiangqian was able to get through was because he had so much experience.

Everyone on the first few steps here has gone through the ninth bend at least a thousand times.

Even so, I can't say it's 100% approved.

Because you can't use light skills or run fast, you have to pass slowly and can only use footwork.

There are several places inside where multiple pincer attacks may suddenly occur.

Not every time.

But once bad luck comes, you are bound to fall, and you will still fail when your vitality period comes.

Wei Xiangqian was lucky and did not encounter it.

Zhou Leng stood at the entrance, looking at the changes inside again and again, recalling the experiences of the previous four people.

The students were extremely nervous, but a few instructors had strange smiles on their faces.

No one noticed that the examiner seemed to touch a button accidentally.

Mr. Song suddenly smiled helplessly, shook his head and whispered.

"You, the Demon City Army, are so... strict."

The two innates laughed along.

There was a hidden trick when designing the Nine-Bend Flowing Water.

When anyone tries the Nine-Bend Flowing Water for the first time, the examiner must activate the mechanism and trigger an attack that will lead to failure at least once.

The trainees had no idea, and even most of the instructors didn’t know.

Zhou Leng stood in front of the ninth song.

Simulate all possible situations in your mind, and confirm them repeatedly before taking a step forward.

Entering the ninth curve, step on the rapidly rolling cylinder.

There was no rush to move forward, but rather to slowly feel the multiple effects of the high-speed rollers and other tests.

Then, walk forward slowly.

Because of the strong light, Zhou Leng occasionally blinked quickly to avoid the strong light.

At the same time, you will remember all the details of the present moment.

Once blinded by strong light, you can dodge and move based on the details you remember.

"Ok?"

Zhou Leng suddenly discovered that the strong light that could cause blindness only made his eyes dazzled for a moment and was far from causing real blindness.

"No wonder I could see clearly a few nights ago. It turns out that even my eyes have become stronger..."

A thought flashed through Zhou Leng's mind, and he continued to move forward steadily.

While walking, his hands were constantly using his internal energy to rotate the water ball to offset the strong wind.

After walking a few steps forward, a horizontal column came rolling in from afar, across the passage.

There was no space below, so Zhou Leng jumped over the cylinder more than one meter high and continued forward.

After a few steps, the cylinder rolled back from behind.

Jump again and avoid the cylinder.

The moment he landed, the right wall suddenly opened up, and a huge fist over one meter high suddenly smashed over.

Zhou Leng accelerated suddenly, and the giant red fist passed by his back, then retracted.

Flashes of light, rocks, strong winds, rollers, cylinders, giant fists...

Various obstacles attack one after another at the same time.

Zhou Leng moved forward steadily, carefully controlling the two water balls to rotate quickly.

The exit is getting closer.

When it was only a dozen meters away from the exit, a horizontal cylinder rolled in at an even faster speed.

Zhou Leng had dodged many times and had gained experience, so he jumped up lightly as usual.

The moment he jumped up, the wall on the left suddenly opened, and a giant red fist over one meter high punched out fiercely.

Not to mention that he couldn't use Qinggong at this moment. Even if he could use Qinggong, he would not be able to dodge it because he was caught off guard and the giant fist was too big.

The huge fist hit Zhou Leng hard.

Zhou Leng's body fell down at an angle.

A few instructors had even bigger smiles on their faces, while the rest of the people saw this scene, some sighed, some were delighted.

Those students from Xihai Wuda University almost shouted "good".

They saw that Zhou Leng completely lost his balance and threw two rapidly spinning water balls upwards with his hands, which fell onto the rolling cylinder on the ground.

However, the two innate masters and Song Juesi and the other two stared at that place with their eyes flashing like lightning.

Zhou Leng did fall, but after falling down and throwing out the water ball, he slapped the roller with both hands and touched the roller with both feet.

The body stood up straight as if from a carp and stood up again.

In the air, a large number of rocks were flying and hitting the falling water ball.

Zhou Leng's hands spread out into the sky, slapping away all the stones flying towards the water ball.

Then, he grabbed two rapidly spinning water balls with his hands and regained control.

The water ball seemed to have eyes.

Not only did it avoid the flying stones and offset the blowing wind at the beginning, but it also landed steadily in front of Zhou Leng.

The whole process was like a miracle.

Zhou Leng moved forward step by step.

Finally, walk out of Jiuqu Liushui.

(End of this chapter)