Chapter 5: First Test (2)

But, suddenly, the Musical Energy Wave got stronger and stronger, interrupting Lee Hyun's thoughts. The most difficult part of the First Test had come! Now, even the young masters were struggling to endure her Sound Qi!

...to be continued.

'Wait, what? Over half of the people in this square have already fainted... have they all already suffered internal injuries?' A certain purple-headed guy in the last row of cadets wondered, a little bit dazed as he couldn't hear absolutely any sound. What was going on? Why couldn't he hear the 5th Elder's Musical Wave? He was sure it was quite strong by the reaction of the other cadets, so why?

[The sound waves emitted from the 5th Elder have created powerful frequences, both high and low.]

A cold and mechanical voice suddenly replied to the guy's questions.

[After detecting a possibility of severe bodily injuries, Emergency Defense Mode was activated to block the sound waves.]

'Nano... you made sure that I couldn't hear the sound waves?'

[Correct. I temporarily blocked off the bodily functions that detect sound to defend against external trauma.]

'Then how am I able to hear you right now?'

[I am relaying this information directly in your brain.]

'Sigh... I still don't understand you someti-'

All of a sudden, the boy was interrupted by a terryfing gaze directed at him. The 5th Elder's.

'Hey, Nano...' And so, the guy immediately called for the mechanical voice. 'Is there any way you can protect me from that evil gaze coming from there?'

[Would you like to block off even your sight?]

'Sigh... nevermind...'

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'What's happening?' Cheon Wonryou wondered, noting that the 5th Elder was plucking the mandolin's chords too quickly. She was struggling so much now! Her whoke forehead was completely soaked in sweat! She had even sat in a lotus position to make her Internal Qi circulate better in her body! Earlier that day, the 5th Elder told her that with her strength, she would have passed the First Test without breaking a single sweat! Had she been lying? What was exactly happening in that moment?

But there was something that was startling Cheon Wonryou even more than that. 'And why... is that fucking jerk Lee Hyun still so fine?! He seems to be better than even me! How's that fucking possible?! He's just a servant, how can he be this strong?!'

But she wasn't the only one startled by this red-haired guy. After all, how could the other young masters not notice that there was someone that was enduring the Musical Energy Wave better than even them when he was in the first row with them? 'Who's that guy near Cheon Wonryou? Wasn't he just her servant?'

'That red-haired guy! Who's that? He's stronger even than me, the Poison Clan's young master!'

'Cheon Wonryou... where did you find such a strong servant?'

'That red hair? Is he somewhat related to the Left Guardi-'

But suddenly, when one of them, the young master of the Spring Clan, Cheon Mukeum, quickly turned his head behind, their attention was immediately captured by his action.

'What's going on? Why does he look so startled? Is it because of this red-haired guy perhaps?'

'What is he doing? If he strays that much from the stance he took for his Qi circulation, he might suffer from a countercorrent of his own Qi...'

'Is something going on behind us perhaps?' And so, curious, the other young masters turned their heads behind as well, only for their eyes to immediately widen in complete shock. 'What the fuck is exactly going on?!'

They saw a purple-haired guy in the last row being all safe and sound! It was as if he wasn't hearing even in the slightest the powerful Musical Energy Wave! How was that even possible?

'How is a mutt like him with no internal Qi still standing up? He should have fainted long ago!'

'He looks like he's not breaking even a single sweat!'

'It can't be!' At this point, all of the young masters bore the same worry in their minds. 'He must have secretly trained in martial arts!'

'He broke the oath with the Six Sect's mistresses-'

But they didn't get to think about it any further that the force of the Musical Energy Wave suddenly increased two-fold, thus forcing them to stop their wonderings at once and to put all of their focus on using their Internal Qi to survive the wave's power.

'Why is he still up?! The minute's almost up!' The 5th Elder angrily wondered, plucking the chords of her mandolin faster and faster by the second, thus making the Musical Energy Wave become more and more powerful as well. But whom was she so much angered with to have that furious gaze... that 'evil gaze'? "That lowly mutt should be no older than fifteen years old... how is he emduring all of this?!"

'I refuse to let it end like this!' The 5th Elder, due to her extreme anger, bit her lips strongly, almost making them bleed. 'How dare he insult me like this?'

'I'll now raise my power to half! There's now way you can endure it now, Cheon Yeo Woon! Hahahahaha!!' And so, The 5th Elder immediately rose her power to her half and put all of that strength in her Musical Energy Wave, another half of the cadets instantly fainting due to this and the young masters now struggling even more than before, one of them not even being able to open his eyes for instance!

"No..." The Left Guardian at her side, feeling that the strength of the Musical Energy Wave kept only on increasing, went on to stop her. "Enough, madam Hang! If you keep going, there won't be any cadet left at this rate!"

And so, at his words, the 5th Elder immediately snapped out of her anger and stopped playing the instrument immediately, the Musical Energy Wave rapidly disipating in the air.

...to be continued.

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Sorry if the chapter wasn't that great, but I was in a hurry... please, understand!

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Remember to check my other works "Uniqueness Emperor" and "Martial Peak: The Star Emperor"