But reality was often unexpected. Though the first stage wasn't difficult, it made everyone understand that this first stage was actually key - it would affect everyone's results and subsequent performance.
"By the way, your servants and attendants cannot enter. If you want to bring things, carry them yourselves."
Sotis, in such large-scale trials, servants could enter, but their role could only be serving their masters, not helping them. Violating this would result in disqualification.
"No need."
So people said very proudly, entering the entrance lightly. They didn't take anything from their servants' belongings, possibly because they felt it was burdenso.
"Give it to ."
Fourth Prince and others were silent for a while. They chose to bring so food, drink, and wilderness necessities. Though they felt they would finish quickly, no one dared guarantee there wouldn't be accidents. Bringing so could prepare for unexpected situations.
"If you all don't want them, give them to . I think I need them."
Young Miss ca before those servants, took a backpack, packed so food and drink into it, then disappeared inside. She did this because she saw Guxing seed to have prepared such a pack, carrying it on her back.
She thought about it and felt that if she got hungry, that would be troubleso. Better to bring so.
Nangong Suxin and others also took so food backpacks following Young Miss's lead. These weren't all from those servants - quite a few were prepared by Administrator Lin, who felt it was better to be prepared.
Afterward, many people felt this preparation was too necessary. At that ti, they all wanted to hug Administrator Lin and kiss him hard.
Because only afterward did everyone discover that this first stage was actually so long. The first person to erge took a full four days, while the longest person remained inside without coming out. However, seven days was a limit - after seven days, those who hadn't exited the first stage were all eliminated.
If people inside couldn't persist anymore and didn't finish soon, they would starve to death. Who told them not to bring food in?
In the first stage area, there was basically no food. What could be found wasn't much. From the beginning, this place was destined to be a wilderness survival location under extrely harsh conditions. So those who didn't bring food spent the first stage in hunger.
Afterward, they blad the examiners for not speaking clearly, causing their failure. But the examiners' response left them ashad - in wilderness survival, not bringing food was foolish behavior. You were already told to bring supplies from the start. You chose not to bring them.
Of course, if it were just wilderness survival, these people believed they could persist. But this first stage wasn't just that - several routes were specified in the middle, and you could choose one of them.
Each route would have extre situations appear, such as conquering cliffs - climbing up from straight, steep precipices; such as crossing rope bridges - thin iron chains over bottomless canyons you had to cross; such as rapids where you needed to go upstream; or chanisms and traps...
Once a route was chosen, you couldn't change it. Any change ant giving up.
This tested many things - lightness skills, arm strength, waist strength, endurance, and ntal strength, etc. This was a great trial.
However, whichever type it was, all were very physically demanding. Without food to replenish stamina, it would definitely be tragic.
Whichever route, none were easy. Going all the way, even if you didn't die, you'd lose a layer of skin. This made people curse - who designed these things? This wasn't a trial but buying people's lives.
"What's going on? Why is this different from the blueprint in my hands? This route clearly didn't have this thing in front of ."
When Fourth Prince, Li Yuan and several others walked with princesses and county princesses, they discovered the route ahead was completely different. Originally he'd chosen a slightly simpler route, but now it didn't look simple at all - still that difficult, with many things that shouldn't be there.
Of course, for their strength level, this wasn't much. Though a bit harder and more laborious, they could still pass easily.
On the fifth day, they passed this long first stage. Only then did they discover that actually this first stage area wasn't very large - they had just been going around in circles inside.
Though they were sowhat angry at the designer, they had to admire them. This person could place over a thousand people in such an area and actually separate them for individual trials, with few chances of eting. The route design was also perfect - at least their experience was perfect.
This route almost tested everyone's abilities, eliminating so unqualified people. Moreover, this thod didn't injure anyone.
Fourth Prince very much wanted to see who designed this. Such design could completely match final competition designs held in Great Tang Empire, and Great Tang Empire was the top level of the entire Dragon Gate Tournant.
Afterward, Fourth Prince discovered sothing else:
"The blueprint in my hands was preliminary. It seems just changing so things in it could achieve such effects."
Actually, the blueprint in Fourth Prince's hands was real, but so things were changed later. Just needing to break and reconnect several routes, just doing so minor work, using less than a few days, could achieve current effects.
After Fourth Prince and others exited the first stage, waiting examiners brought them to rest areas - mountain villas just built here that could accommodate several hundred people, specially prepared for this Dragon Gate Tournant.
This was where everyone rested before the second stage began. Naturally, they'd enter the second stage together - otherwise, those ahead would have too little competition.
At this ti, Fourth Prince and others all felt they should be the first group. They were too lazy to even ask - this was their proud confidence.
"Mo Yu, stop right there. If you don't kneel and sing for today, I won't spare you."
"La la la, co if you can, crazy woman. Don't think you can oppress just because your strength is a tiny bit stronger than mine. Push too far and I'll bite."
"Yes, you're a dog."
"Bullshit, I'm a tiger."
"..."
When Young Miss and Nangong Suxin appeared chasing each other in front of Fourth Prince and others, Fourth Prince's group was imdiately stunned. The facts before them told them they definitely weren't first.
Looking at how energetic these two were, they'd definitely been here for quite a while and had rested enough.
Fourth Prince's group now all had sowhat fatigued bodies. The physical consumption along the way was great, especially the last few parts, which were key points among key points.
"Leaving Fire Sword Technique - Blazing Fla."
"Mo Family Sword Technique - Following Rules Rigidly."
While everyone was still surprised, the two's battle quietly escalated. Nangong Suxin's Leaving Fire Sword Technique was a major sword technique of the Nangong family, very powerful. If combined with Crimson Fire Divine Art, the power would rise another level.
Nangong Suxin practiced Crimson Fire Divine Art. Her Crimson Fire Divine Art naturally wouldn't have side effects like Nangong Jingming's. She had already mastered Crimson Fire Divine Art, plus she originally had fire-attribute constitution. Practicing this Crimson Fire Divine Art was like a fish in water.
Sword energy carrying intense fire force bombarded toward Mo Yu.
If it were before, Mo Yu could only dodge, but now she was different. She used a defensive sword technique from Mo Family sword techniques. Though it was Mo Family sword technique, it had already changed, containing her own comprehension.
Under this move "Following Rules Rigidly," Nangong Suxin's "Blazing Fla" was redirected, all striking to one side.
This side seed very unlucky - right beside Fourth Prince and others. Though it only hit the ground, it stirred up a large cloud of dust that flew toward Fourth Prince's group.
Normally, they would easily dodge, but at this ti, their stamina was mostly exhausted. Though their reaction nerves were still okay, their response ability was poor. They moved backward, but dust had already stuck to their bodies.
As a result, Fourth Prince and others were all covered in dust. This made these noble people's faces change greatly, especially Fourth Prince, whose eyes looked like they wanted to kill.
The two who caused this result didn't stop, continuing with move after move of attack and defense, very fast - already going back and forth over ten tis in an instant.
It must be said, both won's strength was very strong. Though Young Miss's strength was weaker than Nangong Suxin's, for Nangong Suxin to defeat Young Miss wasn't a matter of a short ti.
Generally, such situations would continue for over half an hour before determining victory.
This situation also surprised Nangong Suxin. Previously she felt she could resolve Young Miss within ten minutes, even taking her ti.
But now, Young Miss could actually last half an hour under her hands. If Young Miss's breath weren't insufficient, she could probably last even longer.
From this point, Nangong Suxin knew that in sword techniques, she might not necessarily beat Young Miss steadily anymore. Young Miss's sword techniques seed to have suddenly advanced greatly - this distance could be described as "when a scholar has been away for three days, one should view him with new respect."
Of course, Young Miss also said this was because she'd achieved comprehension. This made Nangong Suxin very envious. Comprehension was sothing you could encounter but not seek. So people, even with supre talent, might never comprehend anything in their lifeti.
This wasn't related to talent but to a person's comprehension ability. As for comprehension ability, this was very mysterious.
(End of Chapter)
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