My Wife Might Be a Saintess

Chapter 264: Chapter 263: An Offhand Change, Pear Blossom Storm

The man’s mouth twitched the moment he entered and saw Jiang Zuo, but he also felt a little smug.

’It’s time to make a name for myself,’ he thought. ’I’ll make this guy realize how wrong his attitude was just now.’

But he wasn’t a fool. He wouldn’t show his hand until the very end.

That didn’t stop him from ignoring Jiang Zuo, however.

Jiang Zuo, of course, was unfazed. He just felt it was time to stop wasting any more time.

At that moment, the examiner stood up and said, "Alright, everyone’s here. The three of you, come to the center."

Without saying a word, Jiang Zuo and the other two walked to the center.

"Each of you, pick a stone pillar," the examiner added.

Jiang Zuo casually walked over to the middle pillar. ’It’s a shame I don’t have to fight the examiner,’ he thought. ’The man has a 2.5 Cultivation. A fight would have been nice.’

’I could have used him to test if my abilities make me invincible within Tier Two.’

At this point, all three were standing before the stone pillars. The Logistics Fairy stood at the first, Jiang Zuo at the second, and the unpleasant fellow at the third.

"State your names."

The Logistics Fairy said nervously, "Kong Yu."

Jiang Zuo said calmly, "Po Xiao."

It should have been the third person’s turn to speak, but Kong Yu cried out in surprise, "Po Xiao?"

The third man swallowed the name that was on the tip of his tongue.

Even the examiner was taken aback; the name Po Xiao was very well-known among them.

His colleague in the next room was full of sighs whenever Po Xiao’s name came up. Now, that man didn’t even dare to let his guard down when facing a 1.1. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

’If this person is really Po Xiao, then maybe I should consider canceling the match later on?’ the examiner wondered.

The third man naturally noticed the expressions on Kong Yu’s and the examiner’s faces. He glanced at Po Xiao, surprised. He’d had no idea the guy was so famous.

But he wasn’t worried. His own talent was far from low.

Besides, he was different. Thanks to a fortuitous encounter in his youth, he was practically invincible against those of the same tier.

The only reason he’d listened to his sister and kept a low profile was so he could make a stunning debut.

The examiner snapped back to his senses and asked the third man, "Name."

The third man replied, "Ming Hao."

After all three had given their names, the examiner said, "See the stone pillars? Use your full power to destroy them."

Just then, Kong Yu asked, "Is it judged by color? If it reaches orange, is that a pass? And we get to enter the second stage of the assessment?"

She had looked into it before coming, so she knew some of the rules.

The examiner explained, "Yes. These are Overflowing Spirit Stones; they absorb your Spiritual Qi and convert it into colors."

"The colors are red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and violet. Orange corresponds to Tier Two. The deeper the orange, the purer your Spiritual Qi is for your tier."

"You get two attempts."

"Who’s first?"

He deliberately didn’t mention the second stage. He needed to observe first. If this Po Xiao was truly as dangerous as they said, he would skip the second stage.

If his reputation was all for show, then they would proceed with part two.

He had no desire to end up like his colleague, whose psychological trauma was immeasurable.

Jiang Zuo noticed they weren’t being tested in order. He was just about to volunteer to get it over with when Kong Yu said, "I’d like to go first."

Jiang Zuo then spoke up, "Can we do it at the same time?"

The examiner shook his head. "One by one."

Jiang Zuo said nothing, just stared at the Overflowing Spirit Stone. He really wanted to poke it.

By now, Kong Yu had already begun casting. She used her Tier Two Spiritual Qi to unleash her strongest attack.

As she cast the Magic, a gentle drizzle formed around Kong Yu. The raindrops transformed into swords that whistled toward the stone pillar.

’Impressive looking, but flashy and without substance. So weak.’ Jiang Zuo made a mental assessment.

Sure enough, the light on the pillar struggled to climb from red to the edge of orange for a few moments before extinguishing completely.

A failure.

Kong Yu’s face was filled with nervousness, mixed with a bit of disappointment.

Simply reaching Tier Two wasn’t enough to pass; a certain threshold was required.

She had known this all along.

Kong Yu was just a logistics staffer, and her Cultivation Technique was on the weaker side. Expecting her to launch a powerful attack like a front-line combatant was practically impossible.

But those were the rules, and she couldn’t do anything about it. Life was full of injustices.

If she failed again, she’d have to wait until she reached level 2.2. Tier Two cultivators received a Spirit Stone stipend, and she really didn’t want to miss out on it.

"Pear Blossoms Falling in the Rain is a rather weak attack. Just change it to a Pear Blossom Storm." It was Jiang Zuo’s voice.

Kong Yu looked at Jiang Zuo in astonishment. She didn’t quite understand. "I don’t know what you mean. My Cultivation Technique doesn’t have an accompanying Skill called Pear Blossom Storm."

Without turning his head, Jiang Zuo kept his gaze on the stone pillar. "Follow the circulation pattern for Pear Blossoms Falling in the Rain, but triple the speed. Release it directly at the second-to-last node. That’s Pear Blossom Storm."

Kong Yu gave Jiang Zuo a doubtful look. She had never heard of such a thing.

Then she looked to the examiner, hoping he could give her a definitive answer.

However, the examiner just shook his head. "I’ve never heard of it. Whether you try it is your own decision. The company won’t be held responsible."

Kong Yu hesitated for a moment before she began to channel Pear Blossoms Falling in the Rain.

Then she picked up the pace. Since she didn’t know exactly what "triple the speed" felt like, she could only experiment.

When the circulation reached a certain speed, she felt the surrounding misty rain turn bitingly cold. As it continued to flow, the mist began to swirl wildly around her, as if a tempest were about to break.

The storm’s power was astonishing, and Kong Yu could feel herself expending a huge amount of energy.

She held on until she reached the node Jiang Zuo had mentioned, then stretched out her hand and released the spell.

At that moment, the storm transformed into streams of sword-light, surging toward the stone pillar like a howling gale, carrying with them a powerful aura and destructive might.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The massive booming sounds startled everyone.

The color on the stone pillar started directly at orange and grew deeper and deeper.

Kong Yu was stunned. She stared in disbelief at the scene before her. Her Spiritual Qi was completely depleted, but she didn’t care.

She stared blankly at the stone pillar, unable to believe that she was the one who had unleashed such power.

’My Cultivation Technique was this powerful all along?’

It wasn’t just her; even the examiner was stunned. He found the attack intimidating.

Jiang Zuo still hadn’t turned around; he was still looking at the stone pillar.

After composing herself, Kong Yu asked Jiang Zuo, "Sir, what was that? Is it a lost part of this Cultivation Technique?"

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "I glanced through this Cultivation Technique once before. I just modified it on the fly based on your current state of Cultivation. I made up the name, too."

Kong Yu: "..."

’No, I don’t believe it,’ she thought. ’How could that be possible?’

Yet it was true that she felt no physical discomfort. In fact, the amount of Spiritual Qi consumed felt just right.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo added, "Pear Blossom Storm charges up over time. The longer you circulate the energy, the greater its power. What you just did was your limit."

Kong Yu’s eyes narrowed. ’How could he know that?’

She still didn’t believe it, but her body’s condition was exactly as he’d described.

’Could it really be true?’ Kong Yu asked herself.

But could someone really modify a Cultivation Technique that casually?

Of course, Jiang Zuo couldn’t care less whether she believed him. He said to the examiner, "Is it my turn now?"

The examiner was jolted out of his stupor. "Y-yes, you may."

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I really was trying to warn you guys out of kindness, so why did you have to show up?

I’m scared of getting canceled too!!!!

Heaven is my witness.