Bai Qiuye's expression suddenly tensed; he focused all his attention on manipulating five Flying Blades to dart into the maze.

Fair competition.

The flying swords of the Myriad Sword Pavilion were definitely unable to be used.

Of course, the Flying Swords themselves were too long and not suited to a maze designed for Flying Blades; there was no reason to cripple one's own abilities.

Above the projection, the time was displayed.

Below it, the progress of the maze strategy was shown.

Each of the five mazes had routes that were different from one another, and all needed to be completed at the same time for it to be considered a success; hence, only the average speed of synchronous progress was computed.

In one breath.

Bai Qiuye's maze progress suddenly rose to 0.5%!

Meanwhile, the other side of the.

Qin Mu's Flying Blades were still leisurely strolling at the maze entrance.

Really slow.

Currently, it hadn't even reached 0.1% progress.

"Hahaha!"

"The Bai family of Myriad Sword Pavilion is indeed extraordinary; with a five-fold speed lead at the start, this round is secured!"

"Indeed~"

"Although Bai Qiuye couldn't go all out controlling five Flying Blades, his Dominator power was definitely held firmly in his grasp~"

Ling Qianxue listened to the words around her, her heart chilling completely.

On the other hand,

The various factions watching the duel also had expressions of 'as expected'.

"Although Bai Qiuye only awakened half a year ago, his basic Mentalist Cultivation Technique must have already reached Minor Achievement, right?

Wu Zhiming saw clearly and said directly.

Bai Qingyan didn't hide it either:

"Indeed, it is Bai Qiuye's Basic Cultivation Technique which just now broke into the fourth Rank, entering the Minor Achievement Realm.

Tsk tsk.

Zeng Zhan couldn't help but click his tongue: "The Bai family's talent is indeed different. According to our data, Mentalists in their first year of Awakening usually focus on offense, striving for two Flying Blades while a basic Cultivation Technique at the introductory level is enough.

"Many Mentalists only begin to refine their Cultivation Technique when they are at Dominator Ninth Rank, or even when they have advanced to Dominator Envoy."

Bai Qingyan did not say anything more.

She said to herself.

"Mentalist Cultivate also requires steady progress, step by step. Even my grandfather only figured out this principle in recent years. How could I tell you?"

Not so for Guo Youwei, though - he looked regretful.

He still harbored in his heart the hope-a glimmer-that a miracle might occur.

Qin Mu's talent was too outstanding before.

What if there was a surprise?

Unfortunately.

This time it did not come down to talent, but a lack of Cultivate time.

Seven days.

It was already incredible that Qin Mu could make continuous Breakthroughs, how could you expect him to also Cultivate Cultivation Techniques?

Isn't it ridiculous?

Thinking about this.

Guo Youwei mused: "Cultivation Technique has nine Ranks: first Rank is 入門 (Introductory), third Rank is Minor Achievement, sixth Rank is Mastery, and ninth Rank is Perfection."

"For Qin Mu to even achieve Introductory in these few days is already surprising enough. Expecting anything more is truly excessive."

Bai Qingyan nodded slightly.

This was also what she valued in Qin Mu.

It wasn't just the speed at which he was advancing that had been the most important; it was even more astonishing that his Cultivation Technique could be cultivated so fast.

Introductory in seven days.

That was indeed a terrifying speed.

Just then.

Suddenly, a commotion began outside the arena.

"What's happening?"

"Qin Mu's speed in navigating the maze has started to accelerate."

"3%!?".

"It was less than 1% just now, what's going on?

"Bai Qiuye is only at 5%?"

"Holy crap?! Don't scare me?

"Is it that Qin Mu gave up on simultaneous navigation and instead focused on one, causing the discrepancy in the average navigation speed?

.Bai Qingyan scanned Qin Mu's mazes immediately.

3%, 3%, 3%, 3%, 3%!

All five mazes were at three percent, not a single difference~?

"This.

"How is that possible!?"

Hiss~

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Is it a coincidence? Has Qin Mu played through all these mazes before?

Heh?

Instantly, a burst of light laughter reverberated throughout the hall.

"That would probably be a bit difficult, wouldn't it?

"The mazes aren't fixed; they're smart system-generated. Even if you walk through them ten thousand times, you won't be able to figure out the rules. Because these aren't artificially designed mazes, but high-difficulty mazes simulated and then filtered by smart system using various algorithms."

Compared to outsiders.

The most shocked was Bai Qingyan, the Mentalist.

She thought to herself.

"No way, it can't be, can it?"

"Only when the basic Cultivation Technique reaches the sixth Rank Mastery can one take full control over five Flying Blades and ensure consistent progress across all mazes during the challenge."

It is called inconsistent progress: one cannot multitask, sometimes running to the left, and sometimes to the right, unable to run all mazes simultaneously.

"Let's wait and see, perhaps it's just an accident."

Bai Qingyan really did not believe anyone could Cultivate the Mentalist basic Cultivation Technique to Mastery within a few days. Outside the city.

Inside the competition arena.

Qin Mu's changes quickly caught the attention of the surrounding examinees.

"What the heck?!"

"Qin Mu is catching up?

"What is Bai Qiuye doing? Why has his progress slowed down~?"

Ling Qianxue had almost despaired.

And now, upon hearing this, a spark of hope was reignited.

On the left, Qin Mu, 5% progress.

On the right: Bai Qiuye, 7% progress.

"The gap is narrowing?! It really is narrowing!!"

The next second.

Bai Qiuye's speed of progress suddenly rose to 8%, in a flash to 10%, and even in one minute, it shot up to 12%!

While Qin Mu had only just reached 8%.

Wuwu~~

Ling Qianxue felt choked: "Still no good?"

Beep, Bai Qiuye fouled, penalized 10 seconds.

Crash~

Outside, the crowd instantly erupted in an uproar.

"What's happening?"

"Foul?"

Everyone looked at Bai Qiuye's mazes.

17%, 11%, 15%, 10%, 7%!?

The last one was only 7%?

The difference exceeded 10%!

"Holy crap!"

"Bai Qiuye is getting anxious."

"Don't rush, you can't win against Qin Mu, come on!! Stay calm, it's only 10 seconds, not long."

Everyone was still cheering for Bai Qiuye.

But Bai Qiuye was really anxious. He cast a sideways glance at Qin Mu, who was about to advance into the ranks of 10% simultaneously.

"Damn it, how is this possible!?"

Bai Qiuye roared inwardly.

"How can he navigate simultaneously? How!?

On the other hand,

Qin Mu wasn't anxious at all.

"Sixth Rank Cultivation Technique is indeed powerful!

Although the five Flying Blades cannot go all out, Dominator is more precise, and multitasking to navigate the mazes, the speed doesn't seem fast, yet it's stable and error-free.

Now.

Qin Mu finally understood why the System upgrade required a Cultivation Technique Rank.

Cultivation is just like your basic attributes.

Cultivation Technique is like your skills, used to unleash basic attributes.

If the basis of all your attributes is 100 points, but you are only able to unleash 50% of them, then the other 50 attribute points go to waste; it's useless to cultivate them.

With the current method.

If the basic attributes are 100 points, but your ability to unleash them is at 200%, you basically get an extra 100 points of basic attributes for free. In a fight, the difference in superiority shows right away, and it is huge.

'Beep, 10-second penalty stop finished.'

The bell rang.

Bai Qiuye strode forward again, this time truly focusing.

But after a few breaths,

'Beep, Bai Qiuye fouled, penalized 10 seconds.

Another penalty stop.

Just then.

Qin Mu's progress reached 12%.

While Bai Qiuye was still in his penalty stop. By the time his penalty stop ended, Qin Mu had already surpassed Bai Qiuye and reached 13% progress!

Boom!

The crowd outside immediately went parabolic.

"My goodness!?"

"No way? Why is this happening?"

"Even in a scholarly competition, Bai Qiuye will lose?

"This is just the beginning?"

"There's still a chance, right? Bai Qiuye, give it your all!! Charge! Charge, charge, charge!" .Ling Qianxue was overjoyed: "Go, Wood!! Charge! On the other side, Lu Zhuo's face immediately turned green as he roared on the spot: "Bai Qiuye, what the hell are you doing?!"

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