"Stupid, of course it's Liu Muming and Bai Ting."
"Right, I almost forgot about those two."
Both Liu Muming and Bai Ting had shown talent and strength comparable to the five great geniuses in the first round of testing.
Naturally, they were also under their scrutiny.
Bai Ting was a maiden dressed in a simple and elegant white dress, with a beautiful appearance and a sweet, adorable smile on her face at all times.
As for Liu Muming, he was a scruffy, seemingly irresponsible young master.
Before entering the Wooden Man Alley, he was still tossing a red fruit up and down in his hand.
While others had already started their trials, this guy was still munching on spiritual fruits.
Completely indifferent to the passage of time.
"This guy is so ostentatious, is he even going to attempt the Wooden Man Alley?"
"What should I do? Looking at him eat, I really want to punch him."
"Sigh, don't go. You probably can't beat him."
Only when the incense stick had burned down to less than a third did Liu Muming slowly begin his move.
After entering, this fellow seemed to have encountered something fun and started playing with the wooden figures, easily dodging their attacks.
It wasn't until the incense stick was almost burnt out that Liu Muming reluctantly emerged from the Wooden Man Alley.
"Damn, this guy is too full of himself."
"Others treat the Wooden Man Alley as a test, but this guy treats it as a toy."
"This is too much."
Bai Ting, on the other hand, was not as playful as Liu Muming and had already completed her trial in the Wooden Man Alley.
Xin Ci also paid more attention to these two at this time, realizing that becoming first in the freshman test would indeed be quite challenging.
Subsequently, more people entered the Wooden Man Alley one after another.
Soon, it was the last group's turn.
"Hey, Xin Ci, how about we make a deal?"
Luo Fei, the little fatty, suddenly approached Xin Ci and whispered.
"What kind of deal?"
"It's very simple. You help me pass the Wooden Man Alley, and I'll give you a hundred low-grade spirit stones, how about it?"
"You little fatso! You're already at the intermediate Yellow Realm, and you want the male lead, who's only at the early Yellow Realm, to guide you through the Wooden Man Alley!"
Mu Qingqing, emerging from the consciousness space, couldn't help but tap the little fatty's head.
"Ouch! Who hit my head?"
Luo Fei clutched his forehead and turned around, but saw nothing.
Seeing his appearance, Mu Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I did."
Xin Ci didn't have time to deal with Luo Fei's strange behavior and asked directly.
"What makes you think I have the ability to help you pass the Wooden Man Alley? Besides, aren't you at a higher realm than me?"
"Oh, brother, you don't know this. Although I'm in the intermediate Yellow Realm, I haven't cultivated or adventured much, so my combat experience is definitely not as good as yours."
"Besides, it's rare for us to meet like this, and our number plates are so close. Just help me out, please." Luo Fei pleaded with a pained expression.
"We'll see."
Xin Ci smiled slightly. This little fatty was quite interesting.
He initiated the conversation, and Xin Ci could sense no malice from him.
However, one thing made Xin Ci a bit speechless: this guy was so lazy with his cultivation, yet he managed to break through to the intermediate Yellow Realm at the age of fourteen.
His talent was indeed extraordinary.
"We'll see? What do you mean, we'll see?"
Luo Fei was still bewildered when Xin Ci had already started his trial in the Wooden Man Alley.
Although the wooden figures were numerous and their attacks were dense,
Xin Ci moved within them with ease, his footwork flowing like water, without the slightest hesitation.
He appeared completely at ease.
This was because Xin Ci's Eight Changes of the Wandering Body had reached the highest level, allowing him to simultaneously deal with attacks from eight directions.
"Hey, Xin Ci! Brother! Boss! I'll call you boss, is that okay? Hurry up and help me."
Xin Ci turned back to see Luo Fei, the little fatty, being ganged up on by several wooden figures.
He cried out in distress, covering his head, calling out to him.
His plump physique made him a living target in the Wooden Man Alley, essentially increasing his own difficulty.
Xin Ci shook his head helplessly and used the Eight Changes of the Wandering Body to reach his side.
With a strength of two thousand catties, he easily lifted Luo Fei.
"If you had practiced any movement technique, you wouldn't be in such a sorry state."
"Hehe, we'll talk about it later. I'll practice it in the future."
Luo Fei rubbed his head and chuckled awkwardly.
Seeing Xin Ci carrying a little fatty and moving freely through the Wooden Man Alley,
Everyone stared blankly at the scene.
A person in the early Yellow Realm had led a person in the intermediate Yellow Realm through the Wooden Man Alley.
The incense stick had only burned a quarter of the way.
This was simply unbelievable.
This achievement was no worse than that of the geniuses, and Xin Ci was the only one who had led someone else through the Wooden Man Alley.
After the second round of testing, only 523 freshmen remained.
Nearly half had been eliminated.
The remaining individuals were at least at the early Yellow Realm.
This showed that the Four Symbols Academy's four-round testing process was designed to gradually filter out the most outstanding freshmen.
Following this, the third round of testing began. Everyone moved from the Wooden Man Alley to a spacious flat ground.
On this flat ground, there was a meditation cushion every meter, about a thousand of them.
However, since over 400 people had been eliminated in the previous two rounds, many seats were vacant.
And these thousand meditation cushions were arranged like stars surrounding the central open space.
There was only one meditation cushion and a long red lacquered table in the center.
The participants then proceeded to choose their respective meditation cushions around the perimeter and sat down,
Awaiting the start of the third round of testing.