"No, Song Nianchu should be the one to step down."
"Exactly, make Song Nianchu step down..."
"She doesn't deserve to stand on this competition stage; she shows no respect for the tournament at all."
The voices of protest grew louder, drawing the attention of the elders in the front row. While the others could not tell what was happening, the Elder of Talismans could.
Song Nianchu had not been scribbling randomly.
Just as the clamor reached its peak, Song Nianchu finished the final step.
At the moment she lifted her brush, she held up her talisman to display it before the crowd: "Come on, open your eyes and see for yourselves. Was I just scribbling?"
Silence. The protesters' voices cut off abruptly.
"It wasn't a scribble?"
"Is her speed not a bit too fast?"
"Right, I clearly saw her scribbling away just a moment ago—how is it already finished?"
"She didn't cheat, did she?"
"Are you blind? She’s been drawing the whole time, and now she’s showing it to us."
"What grade of talisman is this?"
"Mid-grade, maybe?"
The elders were also examining Song Nianchu's talisman. Several of the Talisman elders were stunned once they clearly discerned its grade.
"Song Nianchu’s talisman is top-tier."
"What?" The other elders thought they had misheard.
"Elder Lin, what grade would you say her talisman is?" asked Elder Zhong of the Zhentian Sect, sounding astonished.
"I said Song Nianchu’s talisman is top-tier."
"Impossible," Elder Chen of Zhulu Academy retorted immediately.
Elder Mei echoed th…
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