Law Drum’s Nine Rings!

And it was done in one go.

This was different from the Nine Rings of the Princes just now.

Li Jizhou slightly raised his eyebrow, surprised.

Because this so-called Law Drum seemed to be able to ring at most nine times.

And he felt this only demonstrated seventy to eighty percent of his strength.

The Cyan Emperor Creation Skill is truly miraculous.

Of course, it also has the merit of Open Source Pill and Yuan Condensing Pill mixed in.

The entire audience, after a brief shock, naturally burst into astounding cheers.

Their hopes for this grand finale have indeed not been disappointed.

Even the old dean of Chongwen Residence on the high stage suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with astonishment as he looked at Li Jizhou.

Top-grade talent, top-grade mind, and such pure condensed magical power... Jiuli Dynasty has created a dragon!

"Nine Rings!" Ninth Prince Li Chaoyang’s expression froze, his mind a whirlwind.

How is this possible? How is this possible?

He has not taken the Innate Essence; he does not have my Thunder Spirit Body of a thousand laws; he does not have the Quasi-Immortal Scripture; and he’s only been cultivating for a month... How can he achieve Nine Rings like me!

Actually, he realized that the one-go Nine Rings of Li Jizhou and his own seemingly constipated Nine Rings were very different.

However, he refused to admit it and deliberately ignored it.

But even so, he still couldn’t accept this result!

"He must have some secret technique! He must have been waiting all along for this day!" Li Chaoyang suddenly looked at Li Jizhou, his eyes filled with a violent rage.

In stark contrast was Crown Prince Li Zhi, standing in a pavilion within the inner courtyard of the Daoist School.

Li Zhi was already surprised in the second test of mind, and now he was even more shocked.

"Both mind and magical power are added... The condensed degree of magical power is understandable, after all the use of Yuan Condensing Pill, but this mind... I underestimated Old Qi!" A moment of regret flashed in his heart.

In his mind, every prince was a hidden danger.

It also reminded him of the suffocating feeling when Seventh Prince’s physique was first discovered years ago.

Back then, the Saint Emperor’s fondness for the Seventh Prince truly startled him.

"Old Qi!"

But then, seeing Ninth Prince’s fierce expression and his resentful eyes towards Li Jizhou, he instantly relaxed.

Seventh Prince has already fallen out of favor and hasn’t taken the Innate Essence, much less able to consume enough Celestial and Earthly Spiritual Objects before Core Formation, should not pose a threat.

The real opponent is Ninth Prince!

Seeing Ninth Prince in an explosive state of mind, the Crown Prince let out a sigh of relief.

"Go prepare a top-grade Storage Ring!" he instructed the guardian behind him.

Aside from Ninth Prince’s resentment, Jing Bohang also felt uneasy.

"Even though my talent surpasses theirs, why wasn’t I born into royalty?"

"Ninth Prince consumed the Innate Essence, and Seventh Prince surely took spiritual objects not inferior to Innate Essence!"

"Their cultivation techniques must be Immortal Scriptures!"

"Taking one step ahead means always staying ahead!"

"How can I compete with them?"

Everyone previously advised him to go to Tianshu Daoist School, which is equally a top-class school in the dynasty.

Jiuli Daoist School has princes participating, making it hard to stand out,

At the time, he didn’t believe it; he insisted on showcasing his extraordinary talent by overpowering the princes.

Now, he regrets his decision!

With Ninth Prince and Seventh Prince present, he surely can’t take the lead.

However, things have come to this point, and there’s no turning back.

He can only hope to gain the favor of prominent figures after entering the school, who can aid in restoring his essence!

Once the audience settled from the shock of the Seventh Prince’s Nine Rings, a crystal ball appeared again on the scene.

The third stage, in addition to testing the purity of magical power, also assessed the solidity of the divine soul.

Like magical power, divine soul usually considers quantity, but for those aspiring to refine the void, the solidity of the soul is highly demanded.

This crystal ball, like the Law Drum, can accurately gauge the condition of the divine soul’s solidity.

It focuses not on quantity but on quality.

Starting once again with those of higher cultivation.

However, after the magical power test just happened, those at the seventh or eighth Qi Cultivation tier were almost all removed early from the Daoist School, leaving Ninth Prince as the highest in cultivation.

Ninth Prince, still emotionally charged, approached the crystal ball with closed eyes, his divine sense bursting forth from his consciousness.

Suddenly, the crystal ball lit up with a purple glow!

"Purple light again!" The crowd exclaimed once more.

The crystal ball emits a glow based on the solidity of the divine sense.

White light, green light, blue light, purple light, gold light in increasing order.

Typically, an eighth-tier cultivator who hasn’t trained special divine soul secret techniques achieves basic white light level.

The purple activation by Ninth Prince was indeed astonishing.

This also made Li Jizhou lift his eyebrow again, further confirming his suspicion that the Long family also provided Ninth Prince with divine soul secret techniques.

The subsequent results were mostly white light.

This stage, however, is not rated; it’s merely a test, and anyone who passed the magical power test was already confirmed entrance to the Daoist School, so spirits weren’t too dampened.

Nevertheless, Jing Bohang, after activating a pale green glow, couldn’t help but feel resentment at the obvious gap with the princes.

Finally, Li Jizhou took the stage.

With Ninth Prince slightly anxious, with the eyes of the people around full of expectation, the Soul Condensing Needle gifted by Long Zhenxiao violently erupted.

"Purple! Purple! Purple!"

The spectators began to cheer.

It seemed everyone hoped Li Jizhou could perform excellently in this stage as well.

Even Chongwen Residence’s eyes were open toward the crystal ball.

"Boom!"

Yet, in the next moment, the crystal ball abruptly shattered.

"..."

Still, before the crystal ball burst, the crowd saw the dazzling golden light!

Like the rising sun, it was unbearable to gaze at directly!

"This... Seventh Prince... really defies heaven!"

"Magical power at its limits, divine soul breaking the crystal ball’s capacity!"

"It makes me suspect that perhaps the magical power purity wasn’t genuinely shown just now, perhaps Nine Rings was the Law Drum’s limit not the Seventh Prince’s!"

"Heavens! Jiuli Dynasty must have birthed another unparalleled prodigy!"

...

This time, the entire square erupted in excitement.

Ninth Prince’s face changed instantly.

Not only was his magical power purer, but his divine soul was more solid than his!

However, the Crown Prince in the inner courtyard wasn’t too shocked this time, since Li Jizhou had already informed him that Long Zhenxiao had given him divine soul solidification secrets.

As for Consort Rong, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, her face was expressionless as well.

Even during the previous magical power test, she hadn’t felt much threatened because Li Jizhou had also informed her that the Crown Prince provided the Yuan Condensing Pill and Long Zhenxiao provided divine soul solidification secrets.

She now felt a bit relieved, at least Ninth Prince Li Chaoyang seemed obedient enough. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

After all, she doesn’t think her son would be inferior to the Seventh Prince, who has fallen out of favor and lacks both talent and resources.

"Perhaps, the Crown Prince will be more anxious now? It’s somewhat diverted the enmity from the Crown Prince!" She was very satisfied with this outcome.