After Fang Yun praised Wang Guodong, the page of the aspiration text once again sprinkled white light, falling on the heads of the twelve people.
The concentration of white light was almost the same before, but now, the concentration of white light is clearly visible. Some people's white light is exhausted after only one or two breaths.
This time, only four people condensed into the fifth petal of the lotus!
Yan Yukong of Qing State, Sun Naiyong of Wu State, Zeng Nianhai of Shihan Ancient Land, and Fang Yun of Qing State.
As soon as the five-petal lotus condensed, a gust of wind five times stronger than before emanated from Fang Yun and the other three, sweeping in all directions.
Those with four-petal lotus could still hold their ground, but those with three-petal lotus looked embarrassed. Yun Ziye, who had only condensed two petals of lotus, was finally unable to overcome the huge gap between the three petals of lotus and fell into the lotus pond along with the lotus leaf.
The wind and waves were raging, and even though Yun Ziye was a Jinshi with a strong physique, he kept flapping and struggling. The water from the lotus pond kept pouring into his nasal cavity, causing him to choke and cough.
No one went to save him, everyone just sighed softly.
This is the cruel side of the fight for the head of a country. Anyone who fails will inevitably have to endure pain. If there is no head of a country, those people will also be punished by Yun Kongtian in the end.
This is the rule set by the saints to let everyone know that if you cannot surpass everyone and cannot become the true number one among your peers, you will always be likely to face failure and must never be proud.
Some top scholars will remain silent for a while after failing in their bid for the top spot in the country. Except for one or two who will never recover in a hundred years, the rest will continue to grow, and their performance in critical moments will far exceed that of their peers.
When the wind and waves calmed down, Yun Ziye surfaced, a look of shame appeared on his face, and he said, "Everyone continue, I will go ashore first."
Kong Delun smiled and said, "Don't forget to drink together tonight."
Yun Ziye nodded, looking a little better than before.
What Kong Delun said at this time was the greatest comfort to Yun Ziye.
The page of determination tilted again, and the light fell.
The others stared at the four people nervously.
In normal years, it would be the limit for one or two people to condense five petals, but this year, there were four people who condensed five petals.
People with talent may not have lofty ambitions.
But those who have lofty ambitions usually far surpass their peers who are top scorers!
The sixth petal is a watershed. When you reach the sixth petal, you not only have lofty ambitions, but are also much more determined than anyone else. The most terrifying thing is the confidence that is closely related to "setting your mind".
Suddenly, the pages written by Sun Naiyong and Zeng Nianhai stopped, and soon, only Fang Yun and Yan Yukong condensed a six-petal lotus.
The wind and waves rose.
The top scholar in the storm was not angry at all. Instead, he showed a hint of joy.
Fang Yun and Yan Yukong were already extremely talented, and now they have condensed a six-petal lotus. Their future achievements will be even higher than expected!
In history, all the top scholars who had six-petal lotus flowers would become great scholars. The weakest ones would be literary masters, or even semi-saints.
The wind and waves caused by the six-petal lotus were even stronger. Those who condensed three-petal lotus struggled desperately, but most of them fell into the water and received the same treatment as Yun Ziye.
But this time everyone's attitude was relatively calm, because there were many people falling into the water. It was not as tragic as Yun Ziye falling into the water alone.
After the wind died down and the waves subsided, the people who fell into the water swam towards the shore, and some of them didn't even care.
There were only thirteen people left in the lotus pond.
Two people have six petals, two people have five petals, and eight people all have four petals. Only one person has three petals, and that is Wang Guodong of the Prison Sea!
Although his lotus flower is not many, his determination is so strong that it can rival four petals!
The many scholars in the stands became more and more excited, discussing a lot, and becoming more and more optimistic about this year's top scholar.
Some scholars in Zhenyuhai even united together to cheer for Wang Guodong.
The people of Jing were too lazy to laugh at the people of Qing and the Lei family. They kept praising Fang Yun and hoped that Fang Yun would create a miracle and break the national record of the nine-petal lotus created by the literary giant Yi Zhishi and others.
The Zong family and the Lei family stared at the lotus pond nervously with very ugly expressions. They were no longer in the mood to say anything.
However, there were a few young people who continued to complain without knowing the seriousness of the matter.
"Fang Xusheng is indeed superior to ordinary people, but the possibility of reaching the nine-petal lotus of predecessors such as Yi Zhishi, Xi Yunxiao or Chen Qingzhi is very small!"
"Yes, even if he reaches the ninth lotus in the lotus pond, don't forget Yan Yukong! And he may not be able to blow the others off the lotus leaves."
"The people of Jing have never seen the world. Look how happy they are."
Some people nearby frowned at the two families, but said nothing.
In the lotus pond, Sun Naiyong said helplessly: "We have fallen into a trap! Before competing for the head of the country, we should not discuss whether to give in to Fang Xusheng, but should discuss whether he and Yan Yukong should give in to us!"
Zeng Nianhai smiled helplessly and said, "Yes, if both of them condense eight or even nine lotuses in the end, we will all fall into the water, and only the two of them will walk into the lava cave hand in hand!"
"It's so sad that they are the same generation as Fang Yun and Yan Yukong! Not to mention their amazing talents, they are also so determined. After the national championship is over, I must see what ambitions they set!"
The pages of determination above Fang Yun and Yan Yukong's heads tilted for the seventh time!
Without any surprise, both of them condensed into the seventh lotus petal and smiled at each other.
"You two can laugh!"
A top scholar yelled half-jokingly, and was immediately blown over by the wind and waves.
Zeng Nianhai and Sun Naiyong both had five-petal lotus flowers and could hold on, but four of the eight people with four-petal lotus flowers soon fell into the water, but four of them persisted on the lotus leaves and did not fall.
Even though there was a gap of three petals of a lotus, these four people did not fall into the water. This shows that their determination is similar to that of Wang Guodong.
Wang Guodong, who only had three petals of a lotus, was in a very miserable state, his whole body was soaked by the pool water, and he was swaying in the wind and waves, but he did not fall into the water in the end!
Warm cheers rang out in the stands, and almost everyone was praising Wang Guodong.
The top scorers cannot hear the sounds from the outside world, but they can see it.
Fang Yun looked at Wang Guodong and said with a smile: "Brother Guodong, they must be cheering for you!"
Wang Guodong smiled faintly and nodded slightly.
Sun Naiyong said: "I hope you two won't condense the eighth petal of the lotus. A man with such strong determination as Wang Guodong could easily reach Yunkongtian in previous years, and even become one of the final winners. In the end, he met you two!"
As soon as Sun Naiyong finished speaking, the document tilted again.
Everyone stared with wide eyes.
Fang Yun and Yan Yukong simultaneously condensed an eight-petal lotus!
A green gust of wind more than ten feet high emerged from the two people and surged wildly in all directions.
Wang Guodong, who only had three-petal lotus, was finally unable to withstand the gap of five petals and fell into the water helplessly.
Among the four number one scholars with four-petal lotus flowers, except Kongcheng number one scholar Kong Delun who was still sitting on the lotus leaf, the other three all fell into the water!
There were only five people left on the lotus leaf.
There were exclamations from the stands.
"This reminds me of that year with Mr. Tomoyo!"
"Yes, back then, Mr. Zhishi's lotus had nine petals, the other two had seven petals, and one had five petals. Only four people made it through the lotus pond. As a result, people from various countries complained about the number one scholar from their country who fell into the water. If it weren't for Yi Zhishi, at least five or six more number one scholars would have entered the lava cave."
"I wonder if Fang Yun and Yan Yukong can condense the highest nine petals!"
(To be continued…)