The Legend of Futian

Chapter 11: Set Up by the Fox

Everyone's eyes were on Ye Futian and Yang Xiu. Another one of Qingzhou Academy's elders walked up on the stage and asked Yang Xiu, "Could it be that you want to grade the exams yourself?"

"I would not dare to have such thoughts." Yang Xiu shook his head. "I only want to know why he scored higher than me, what was I lacking?"

The Qingzhou Academy elders sat in silence. Finally, one of them nodded and said, "Alright. Since you have your doubts, then we will let you know the reason why."

All of the students and everyone observing from the stands remained quiet. They too were curious, what responses could Ye Futian have given to surpass Yang Xiu?

"The first question: During a battle between a knight and a sorcerer, the sorcerer's elemental Spiritual Qi runs out. If you were the knight, what would you do? What if you were the sorcerer? How did you answer this question?" the elder asked Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu's eyes lit up as he said with confidence, "If I were the knight, I would continue my attacks until the sorcerer's Spiritual Qi ran out, and end them with a final blow. If I were the sorcerer, I would try to find my opponent's weak point and attack at full force once the opportunity presented itself."

Many people began to nod. To them, Yang Xiu's response was well-rounded, many people would have answered the same. So where did he go wrong?

Even the VIP guests onstage were intrigued. This question was given to test the students' ability to adapt to an emergency situation. In their eyes, Yang Xiu's answer was not bad. How would Ye Futian answer this question?

"Ye Futian, please tell us your response." The elder looked at Ye Futian, who in turn, stood up and looked at Yang Xiu. He then said, "If I were the knight, I wouldn't give my opponent a chance to retaliate. I would attack continuously until he falls. If I were in the sorcerer's position and collected the Wind Element, then I would escape. If I was a sorcerer of any other element, I would pretend to be completely drained of power. If needed, I would even take a hit from the offense and then when they're least prepared, attack with my last remaining power."

"Why did you respond in this way?" asked the elder.

"In a battle between the two, if the knight can drain the sorcerer of his power, then that means that his foundation is probably already stronger. Under continuous attack, the only person making any mistakes would be the sorcerer. The bug in Yang Xiu's response is if the sorcerer was able to find the knight's weakness, then he would have done so during the previous exchanges. If you want your opponent to trip up, you must pay the price," Ye Futian answered slowly. Upon hearing this seamless response, Yang Xiu paled.

Everyone on stage began to nod in agreement. In comparison, there truly was a big difference between the two.

The elder nodded as well, then turned to look at Yang Xiu again. "The last question: In a group battle between martial art cultivators and sorcerers, who would win? How did you answer this question?"

"It would be difficult to determine the results if everyone was on the first few planes of Awakening. If everyone was in the same higher plane and if both sides were equal in number, of course, the victory would go to the sorcerers." Yang Xiu did not waver in his response. He himself was a sorcerer, so he believed that sorcerers were better than martial art specialists. He was very prideful.

"Ye Futian, and your answer?" asked the elder.

"At Awakening, the martial art cultivators have a higher chance of victory, anything above this level, sorcerers would have a higher chance," he replied calmly.

"Ridiculous. How could martial art cultivators win against sorcerers, even at the Awakening level? Furthermore, sorcerers wouldn't have a 'higher' chance at a more advanced level; they would have a complete victory, no questions asked," Yang Xiu said coldly.