Chapter 1199: Wooden Bridge Pass (Part 2)
"This is the first time we've taken it out here at the Wooden Bridge Pass to test outsiders."
"I can tell you, this pass is extremely difficult, the record holder in our village for this pass is my sister!"
Wooden Bridge Pass, testing extraordinary comprehension power?
How will it be tested?
Hearing the Little Child say this, Ye Chen and the others became interested.
Hearing the Little Child mention his sister, Ye Chen teased with a comment: "The record holder for the Wooden Bridge Pass is your sister? It seems like your sister is very impressive."
"Of course." When talking about his sister, the Little Child immediately became spirited, proudly saying, "My sister is the most talented of the younger generation in our Ancient Sword Village! Called a once-in-a-billion-years top genius by the elders of our village!"
"Although you haven't heard of my sister's name yet. But soon she'll travel the world, and by then, everyone will know her name!"
The Little Child was getting excited, when Chining Xiaoxiao quipped: "Your sister is impressive, not you."
That one sentence left the Little Child speechless.
The Little Child glanced at Chining Xiaoxiao and said: "I'm just starting to train my muscles and bones, in the future, I may not be worse than my sister!"
"Alright, I won't say more to you, you might not even be able to enter our village, so saying more is useless."
After being discouraged by a single comment, the Little Child lost interest in mentioning his sister again and continued to talk about the trial.
"Remember, this Wooden Bridge Pass tests extraordinary comprehension power."
"There are ninety-nine wooden planks on the bridge, and you can only step on them one by one."
"At the same time, you can only linger on each plank for the time of one breath. During this breath, you will directly sense a set of Swordsmanship on the plank. In the next breath, you will be transported into the battle space corresponding to that plank. In that battle space, your realm and combat power will be limited, and you'll be able to fight only by relying on the Swordsmanship from the plank."
"And the Swordsmanship on the plank is a specific counter-swordsmanship for defeating the enemies in the battle space. Only if you comprehend it to a very deep extent within one breath can you defeat the enemy, break through the battle space, move to the next plank, and begin the next round of comprehension and combat."
"The Swordsmanship gets increasingly difficult further down the Wooden Bridge, and all of your comprehension time is only one breath."
"This is a true test of extraordinary comprehension power, if your comprehension ability is not strong enough, you'll fail after just a few planks!"
"And the passing standard for the Wooden Bridge Pass is you have to cross more than ten planks!"
The Little Child's words surprised Ye Chen and the others.
Unexpectedly, this Wooden Bridge Pass was such a test method.
One plank, one set of enemy-countering Swordsmanship, with only one breath to comprehend?
Total of ninety-nine planks, doesn't that mean there are ninety-nine sets of enemy-countering Swordsmanship inside?
More than ten planks to pass?
That means at least you must comprehend the Swordsmanship on the first ten planks to a level sufficient to defeat the enemy.
Ten planks, not many.
If you have to complete all ninety-nine planks, that would indeed be very hard.
After all, this has nothing to do with realm or combat power, the real combat is dependent only on Swordsmanship comprehension power!
Unlike Star Lord Ning Luo or Wei Xuan, those big star lord figures, whose Star Lord combat power is of no use, the only thing they can rely on is their strong comprehension power.
And as a Star Lord, Ning Luo's comprehension power was originally extraordinary, yet she failed several times before; though this test method is different, it obviously won't be so easy, indicating that the Swordsmanship inside the Wooden Bridge Pass must be extremely difficult to comprehend!
"This Little Child said his sister is the record holder for the Wooden Bridge Pass, I wonder how many planks his sister crossed in one go, how many sets of Swordsmanship she comprehended." Ye Chen thought to himself.
By now, the Little Child had already asked Ye Chen and the others: "Alright, if you want to try the Wooden Bridge Pass now, let's see who goes first?"
"I'll go first." Chining Xiaoxiao looked at Ye Chen and said, "I'll test the difficulty for Brother Ye Chen first."
Among Ye Chen's group of four, Chining Xiaoxiao was the weakest.
Letting him try first was not a problem.
Seeing Ye Chen, Wei Xuan, and Star Lord Ning Luo nodding, Chining Xiaoxiao directly walked onto the Wooden Bridge.
In the next moment, he stepped onto the first plank.
One breath of time, extremely short.
Ye Chen only saw Chining Xiaoxiao stay on the Wooden Bridge for a moment, the next moment, Chining Xiaoxiao disappeared from the bridge.
Clearly, he had come into contact with the Swordsmanship on the first plank, and as the time for comprehension passed, he had entered the corresponding battle space!
"I wonder how many planks Xiaoxiao can pass."
While Ye Chen was contemplating, Chining Xiaoxiao had evidently conquered the first battle space, reappeared on the Wooden Bridge, and directly stepped onto the second plank.
Soon, Chining Xiaoxiao once again entered the second battle space.
And so he went on, moving and stopping.
While Ye Chen was somewhat anticipating how Chining Xiaoxiao would clear the first pass this time, he failed directly at the sixth plank, being eliminated from the battle space and transported back outside the Wooden Bridge.
"Failed at the sixth plank?"
Ye Chen was taken aback.
Ye Chen knew Chining Xiaoxiao had an exceptionally strong talent, and his comprehension power was evidently outstanding, yet he only comprehended the first five sets of Swordsmanship, failing to succeed in comprehending the sixth set in one breath?
"Too difficult!"
Eliminated Chining Xiaoxiao, also shown a face of dejection.
"This Ancient Sword Village is too bullying!"
Chining Xiaoxiao had already failed once in Ancient Sword Village, and he didn't expect to fail again the second time. For a genius from the Southern Polar Region of the Cosmic Sea like him, it was rare to continuously fail in one place, making him extremely dejected.
"I'll go."
As Ye Chen patted Chining Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, Star Lord Ning Luo had already stepped forward.
Swish!
In the next moment, Star Lord Ning Luo landed on the first plank.
One plank, two planks, three planks...
Star Lord Ning Luo progressed continuously on the Wooden Bridge.
However...
Soon, Star Lord Ning Luo too was defeated.
Missed it by one step!
Star Lord Ning Luo failed at the tenth plank, unable to fully comprehend the tenth set of Swordsmanship!
"Too unfortunate."
If the tenth plank succeeded, she would have crossed more than ten planks, considered to have passed the first Wooden Bridge Pass.
Although Star Lord Ning Luo had already failed five times in Ancient Sword Village before, failing again this time, particularly in this way, still made her feel deeply regretful.
Even a Star Lord like Ning Luo failed.
This let Ye Chen understand the difficulty of the Wooden Bridge Pass once again.
"Master, let me go first."
The third person to go on the Wooden Bridge was Wei Xuan.
Wei Xuan, indeed was extraordinary.
This notable figure who had practiced to a profoundly deep level among the Supreme Star Lords progressed step by step as soon as he set foot on the Wooden Bridge.
Soon, he had crossed more than ten planks!
According to the rules, Wei Xuan had already passed the first Wooden Bridge Pass!
Although there were still two more necessary passes to clear before entering the Ancient Sword Village, successfully passing the first pass was a relief for Ye Chen and others.
If Wei Xuan had failed too, it would have put too much pressure on Ye Chen.
It also proved that the Wooden Bridge Pass was extremely difficult.
Wei Xuan continued to move forward.
Fifteen planks, twenty planks... He kept going until the twenty-fourth plank where he finally failed.
However, Wei Xuan was directly transmitted to the other end of the Wooden Bridge, clearly indicating that he passed this phase and qualified to proceed to the second phase of assessment.
"Crossing up to the twenty-third plank in one go, very strong."
Seeing Wei Xuan succeed, the Little Child couldn't help but look at Wei Xuan seriously.
Although the Little Child did not have a high level of understanding about realm and such, through the Tongxuan Divine Mirror he knew this person was a formidable Star Lord.
Indeed, this Star Lord was much more formidable than that female Star Lord!
"However, he hasn't broken my sister's record yet."
At this moment, the Little Child looked at the only one who hadn't yet attempted the Wooden Bridge Pass, Ye Chen.
"Looking at these people, it seems like this young brother is the strongest."
"However, even he doesn't have the hope to break my sister's record."
As the Little Child was lost in thought, Ye Chen, the last of the four to attempt the Wooden Bridge Pass, had formally stood on the first plank of the Wooden Bridge.