Chapter 1742: Chapter 883: Monster
"The Taixu Gate seems to have made a blunder..."
...
"Alright, it’s almost time. This Array Discussion Conference will soon reveal the truth, and we’ll see which sect will claim the top honor in this competition..."
The elders of the Four Sects exchanged glances, displaying courtesy on the surface while harboring a competitive spirit within.
Praising each other verbally was as far as it went.
"Lifting each other’s sedan chairs," you look good, I look good too.
However, when real interests and the ranking in the array discussion were involved, who would not want to strive for first place and distinguish themselves?
Not a single step could be conceded.
The four people silently drank tea, casting their gaze towards the Taoist Field.
In the Taoist Field, the commotion caused by Mo Hua gradually subsided.
Apart from genuine Formation Masters, most people were just momentarily surprised, and then it passed.
After all, the Cultivation World is filled with countless geniuses.
The Qian Learning State Boundary is a place of pursuit for the Dao, gathering talents from all over the world, where extraordinary "prodigies" appear almost every year, and they are mostly ephemeral.
But those with discerning eyes know that having a Super Divine Sense is different.
One of the Twelve Streams, an elder of the Ten Thousand Formations Sect, sighed in admiration: "Super Divine Sense, these ordinary people simply don’t understand what it truly means..."
"Why is it that our Ten Thousand Formations Sect couldn’t have the fortune to take in such a disciple?"
"If our sect had such a disciple, we would spare no effort, pouring the heart and soul of the entire sect into nurturing them to become a new generation of Array Masters, to honor and revive the glory of our Formation Dao!"
"Alas, the fate is unkind... letting the Taixu Gate, where Formations don’t shine, take such a great advantage for nothing!"
The elder of the Ten Thousand Formations Sect became more envious and unwilling as he thought.
The young instructor of the Ten Thousand Formations Sect beside him nodded repeatedly, but he frowned while looking at Mo Hua’s figure sitting in the Taoist Field.
He kept feeling that this young boy looked somewhat familiar...
As if he... had seen him somewhere before?
...
As time passed, the assessment of the Eighteen Patterns soon began.
The difficulty of the Eighteen Pattern Array was another level higher than the Seventeen Patterns.
Originally, many disciples had been eliminated, and Heavenly Prides in the Taoist Field had become quite sparse.
Now, the Eighteen Pattern assessment was like a sieve, filtering through the Taoist Field repeatedly.
Disciples were continually being sifted out.
Those who were filtered out wore expressions ranging from pale faces, shaking their heads and sighing, looking up to the sky in despair, to being as if mourning their parents, leaving defeated.
Mo Hua remained unperturbed.
His face showed no sadness or joy, his expression as calm as ever, without a ripple.
The Eighteen Pattern Array assessment was also a lengthy process.
The atmosphere was dry and somewhat anxious.
After an unknown period, the bell rang, marking the end of the Eighteen Pattern assessment.
The examiners descended to review the scripts, identifying errors, and "cleared out" a large batch of disciples.
Amidst all the hustle and bustle, the Eighteen Pattern assessment concluded.
Very quickly, everyone discovered an unbelievable fact:
Mo Hua was still seated.
He had not been defeated.
This meant that he had drawn the Eighteen Pattern Array as well!
Eighteen Pattern Array!
The crowd was silent for a moment, then a series of gasps followed.
Foundation Building Middle Stage, Super Divine Sense, drawing a Seventeen Pattern Array was a bit outrageous, but still barely acceptable.
But Foundation Building Middle Stage drawing an Eighteen Pattern Array... was indeed otherworldly.
The people of the Taixu Gate were also shocked.
"Junior Brother is actually this powerful?"
"No kidding."
"I knew Junior Brother was skilled, but I never imagined he could be... this powerful..."
"This is the Array Discussion Conference..."
"Being in the Foundation Building Middle Stage and reaching this level, perhaps there’s never been anyone like him before."
"Hard to say, but at least I’ve never heard of it..."
A group of people shook their heads in awe.
Cheng Mo also gaped.
No matter how confident he was in Mo Hua, he was clearly feeling that Mo Hua was astonishingly beyond imagination, and even somewhat "abstract"...
Murong Caiyun and other senior brothers and sisters of the Taixu Gate looked at each other, collectively speechless.
No one could have anticipated that Mo Hua could indeed draw at this level.
On the high platform, the entire Shangguan Family fell silent.
Foundation Building Middle Stage, Super Divine Sense.
If it were just one rank above, it could still be said that the "potential" is great.
But going beyond two ranks and drawing the Eighteen Pattern Array is not just "potential," it’s real talent and "strength."
Shangguan Strategies sat in deep thought, his expression gentler, and said to Wenren Wan:
"Yu Er is still young, at a growing age and needs to eat well to nourish himself. Today’s Dragon Fish spiritual meal is just perfect for him to taste."
The Dragon Fish spiritual meal, cooked by renowned chefs, is indeed a superior meal.
But this spiritual meal was not on the table in front of Wenren Wan.
In the Family Banquet, seating arrangements are hierarchical, and the spiritual meals on the table are also particular.
Some spiritual meals are not accessible to everyone.
The Dragon Fish spiritual meal is the sort of thing only found at the table of Feather Transformation Realm elders.
The words of Shangguan Strategy were very subtle.
But everyone understood.
If you can’t eat it now, then sit at a place where you can.
Subsequently, Wenren Wan had another promotion in seat.
This time, he was already equal to the Shangguan Family’s Feather Transformation Realm Powerful Elders.
But no one dared to say a single "no," including Elder Wang, whose face was extremely unpleasant.
Wenren Wan felt like in a dream.
As for Yu Er, he picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth, smiling happily.
...
The Array Discussion Conference continued.
After the Eighteen Patterns, it was the Nineteen Patterns.
Nineteen Patterns is the limit of Divine Sense for ordinary Foundation Building Cultivators.
Divine Sense is something that becomes increasingly difficult to advance as it goes.
Nineteen Pattern Divine Sense is not just a bit stronger than Eighteen Patterns.
The Nineteen Pattern Array is also not just a bit more difficult than the Eighteen Pattern Array.
The first assessment problem alone eliminated almost all array masters. Those who persisted until now and successfully drew the Nineteen Pattern Array were few and far between, as rare as phoenix feathers.
But soon, everyone noticed.
Mo Hua was still there, he could still draw...
Nineteen Patterns...
The vast Taoist Field was dead silent, not a sound could be heard.
At this point, the expressions of the crowd were no longer just shock but horror.
Foundation Building Middle Stage, drawing... the Nineteen Pattern Array, the limit of the Foundation Establishment Realm...
At this moment, everyone realized the severity of the situation.
Almost everyone realized...
This quiet young boy sitting in the corner, continuously drawing arrays, was not a merely promising future Array Dao Demon, but indeed, a genuine, arguably terrifying, array master with talents far exceeding ordinary understanding...