Chapter 1313: 1313
"Cough cough! Zhang shi, it's fine . You can keep your stuff!" Clutching his heart, Elder Su couldn't bring himself to look at them .
What the heck was with all of them?
In a sense, having one's emblem applied for one was similar to being given a direct admission into branded schools . Typically speaking, it was extremely difficult to encounter something like that, almost nigh impossible . Yet, the fellow before him actually took out a whole pile of emblems and they were all freaking applied for . . .
More importantly . . . he even had the cheek to say that it was really, really difficult to obtain emblems by application . . .
Is this really how 'really, really difficult' is to you?
Why does it seem like you are intentionally bragging about it to us instead?
"You obtain all of these through application?" The eyes of the King of Destruction widened as his breathing hastened . "Just how much destruction did you cause to receive such treatment?"
He had to visit this branch thrice and destroy the Steps of Formations before Elder Su offered to apply for the emblem in his stead . . . Could he have possibly found a comrade in the same path?
"Destruction? Of course not! It's not like I'm into destroying stuff or anything!" Zhang Xuan hurriedly waved his hand in denial . "I had all of these applied for me through my personal charisma!"
"Personal charisma? Hmph, I don't believe you! If you weren't destroying any of their stuff, why would they go through so much trouble to specially make an application for your emblem? Alright then, why don't you tell me how you managed to receive your 7-star formation master emblem then?"
"Back then, they encountered a grade-8 seal which they were unable to decipher . I managed to open up a hole in the formation, and it's through that which I earned the approval of the Qingyuan Empire Formation Master Guild…"
Thinking back, he met Guild Leader Han back at the entrance to the Qiu Wu Palace . He was attempting to create an opening in a seal containing the rampaging energy in the volcano, and after a series of misunderstandings, he eventually managed to win Guild Leader Han over through his capabilities .
"Open up a hole in a formation? How is that any different from destroying?" The King of Destruction clicked his tongue in displeasure . "What about your 7-star apothecary emblem then?"
"I obtained that through rendering the head of the Qingyuan Empire Apothecary Guild speechless during a Pill Debate . The spectacle was truly amazing then, the entire Apothecary School of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy ended up . . . ended up…" It was at this moment that Zhang Xuan realized he had misspoken, but with everyone's eyes staring intently on him, he had no choice but to continue on . " . . . being torn down…"
The lips of the King of Destruction curled up into a smirk, "Aha, I knew it! What about your 7-star appraiser emblem?"
"While appraising a painting, I scraped off a layer of it and exposed a problem in it…" Zhang Xuan's voice gradually grew more and more diffident .
"Your 7-star demonic tunist emblem?"
"I ended up knocking out all of the divine cranes in charge of the examination, and as there weren't sufficient cranes to conduct the examination anymore, School Head Jiang ended up specially applying for the 7-star emblem for me…"
Thinking back on those incidents, cold sweat started to rain down Zhang Xuan's back .
True, he didn't destroy buildings frenziedly like what the King of Destruction did . . . But it honestly felt like his actions were not any better though?
All along, he had viewed himself to be a good person, but the more he spoke, the more he felt that he was the villain instead . . .
"And you still refuse to call that 'destruction'?" The King of Destruction stared at Zhang Xuan with a smug look . "Earlier, I seem to have heard some explosion sound from the direction where you all came from earlier . Did something happen?"
"While testing out my strength, I accidentally . . . tore down the main hall…" Zhang Xuan replied awkwardly .
The King of Destruction clicked his tongue, "Is this the personal charisma you speak of?"
"I…" Zhang Xuan was rendered speechless .
He was still confident in himself a moment ago, thinking that it was how outstanding he was that he managed to get others to apply for his emblems . But looking back now . . . could they have done so out of fear to placate him, so as to prevent him from causing any more damage?
But . . . it was not like he did all of that intentionally!
Anxious, Zhang Xuan turned to Elder Su and the others in hope of finding some support from them, only to see their bodies trembling uncontrollably and their faces livid in fear .
It was already bad enough for a King of Destruction to barge into their home . . . Just what in the world did they do so wrong for the heavens to send two homewreckers into their branch?!
All they wished for was a life of peace, was this simple wish of theirs really that difficult to fulfill?
Seeing all of the fearful looks directed at him, Zhang Xuan could only lower his head in resignation . Realizing that it was impossible for him to salvage his reputation anymore, he quickly changed the topic, "Elder Su, I think you should hurry up and make the application with the headquarter . I intend to take the examination to obtain the 8-star formation master emblem…"
Really, all he wanted to do here was to take the examination . He had no intention of causing any trouble at all!
No wonder why the King of Destruction was unwilling to have his emblems applied for him . At this point, it seemed almost as if the occupation guilds would only specially apply emblems in order to placate troublemakers . . .
"I'll take the examination together with him!" the King of Destruction interjected .
Elder Su looked at the two of them for a moment before slowly nodding . Then, he turned around and left the room .
An examination to set up formation was troublesome, but it shouldn't be possible to cause too much damage through that . This course of action was at least acceptable to him .
Not too long later, Elder Su returned . "This is the elementary grade-8 formation which I have just applied for from the headquarters . I'll give you three days to study it, and as long as you can successfully construct it within three months, I'll consider it as your pass!"
After which, he flicked his hand, and a formation blueprint appeared before the duo .
The blueprint was extremely complex, making it extremely hard to harmonize it with the surrounding environment . Even though it was only an elementary grade-8 formation, it was at least several times more intricate than that of a 7-star pinnacle formation .
However, it's still a lot easier to set up than the supporting formation Chen Leyao showed me… After taking a look, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief .
Even though he was a 7-star formation master, his understanding of formations was already on par with most 8-star primary formation masters . While he would have trouble constructing some of the more profound grade-8 formations, for elementary ones like this, it was still no trouble at all .
"Haha, I am known to be one of the fastest readers in my clan . It seems like I'm going to complete it faster than you!" While Zhang Xuan was still harboring such thoughts in mind, he suddenly heard the hearty laughter of the King of Destruction beside him .
"You are a fast reader?" Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan turned a glance over .
"Indeed . Despite the complexity of this formation, I'm confident that I would be able to fully comprehend it within half a day!" the King of Destruction declared proudly .
For a young man in his thirties to wield strength which even Elder Su was no match against, there was no doubt that the King of Destruction was a person of great talent, possessing skills that surpassed most ordinary men .
"What about you?" After speaking his piece confidently, the King of Destruction turned to look at Zhang Xuan intently . There was a bright smile of his face, but the look of competitiveness in his eyes was impossible to miss .
It wasn't rare for him to find a fellow 'avid destroyer', and it was even more coincidental that the both of them were challenging the 8-star formation master examination at the same time . Considering the various similarities between the both of them, it was inevitable for him to compare himself against Zhang Xuan, wanting to see who would be the superior one .
"You are asking me?" Zhang Xuan was slightly surprised by that abrupt question .
He hesitated for a moment, and instead of answering the question straight, he turned to Elder Su and asked, "Are there formation flags for grade-8 formations here?"
"Of course, we have them all prepared!" Elder Su wasn't sure why Zhang Xuan would suddenly ask such a question, but he still flicked his wrist, and a huge pile of grade-8 formation flags appeared on the ground .
"Thank you . " With a smile, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and all of the formation flags immediately flew into the air .
Then, he snapped his fingers .
Huala!
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