X-Dragon Era-Chapter 570 - s 408-410: Opening the Heavens Grand Sect_4
As for punishments, detailed regulations were also established, which I won't list one by one here, but in general... any action detrimental to the clan will be punished tenfold, with no leniency. As for traitors, in addition to forfeiting all their clan contributions, to protect the clan's secrets, they will be pursued and killed without mercy!
It can be said that as long as one does not betray the clan, one can be resurrected even after death, but once someone betrays the clan, death is inevitable sooner or later. Faced with such a situation, I believe very few people would dare to betray.
Having spent an entire day, Xin Yun thoroughly promulgated the reward and penalty regulations. After the meeting, he even distributed booklets with the measures printed in them to everyone, since... such lengthy regulations cannot be memorized by mere recitation.
With the reward and penalty measures in place, the Sky-opening Sect finally got on the right track. Everyone knew what to do and how to work to earn clan contributions while also understanding what actions were prohibited. This is very important for a clan and can even determine its success or failure.
Following the announcement of the reward and penalty measures, everyone's work efficiency instantly increased by more than double. Where before a person could only collect fifty portions of medicinal herbs in a day, now everyone collected over a hundred portions. After all... the more one works, the more one earns; the less one works, the less one earns. When work and performance are linked, being lazy means losing out for oneself.
After promulgating the measures, Xin Yun and the two others didn't delay further, heading straight to the Mountain Sea Academy. This morning, the selection competition was set to officially commence. To partake in the academy's challenge competition, one must win the championship of this selection competition.
One hundred and forty teams were divided into forty matches to fight it out, with the extra team getting a bye. After drawing lots, Xin Yun's team did not draw the bye.
The competition was divided across ten venues. With seventy teams competing, only seven rounds were needed to wrap up, so one morning was more than enough to complete it. Xin Yun's match was scheduled for around ten in the morning.
Xin Yun did not pay too much attention to the other teams. It wasn't arrogance but necessity; after all... he had been at the academy for too short a time and had no basic understanding of the top talents there. Even if he wanted to pay attention, he had no information to go on.
Originally, Xin Yun could have gained some insights from Speedy Slash and Ke Zhan. However, these two had betrayed him, so naturally, he could not inquire of them, leaving Xin Yun virtually unfamiliar with the participants of the various teams at Mountain Sea Academy.
To say Xin Yun's trio was invincible would be a joke. In fact... Po Kong's biggest problem was having no friends. Anyone with a bit of strength already had their own teams, and few caught Po Kong's eye. Those few who did were unable to team up, making it impossible to find suitable teammates, so he couldn't even participate in the competition.
Xin Yun had no certainty regarding the outcome of this competition. What was certain was that the ones to make it to the end would either be prodigies like Po Kong or beings of pure Ten Stars. Without a certain level of skill, one simply could not make it to the final rounds. Even with their current luxurious setup, Xin Yun gave themselves at most a sixty percent chance of victory, because... there were more geniuses in the world than just their group, and strength-wise, they could be eight or nine stars behind their opponents!
As he was pondering, a sound of footsteps approached, and at the same time, Xin Yun sensed two somewhat familiar auras getting closer. When he turned in surprise, he saw Speedy Slash, Ke Zhan, and an individual he had not seen before walking slowly towards the entrance. Clearly, they were up for the next match.
Xin Yun frowned slightly. He knew Speedy Slash and Ke Zhan well; strictly speaking, these two had originally been trained by him for special talent use and were not suitable for direct confrontation.
To put it simply, Ke Zhan was like a Katyusha Rocket Launcher, who could only exert his greatest power under heavy protection. With his intense firepower, he could cause great casualties in a very short time, but if put in the ring, he would be almost useless.
As for Speedy Slash, he was meant to be a close-quarters bodyguard, formidable in close-combat situations. But once the distance was opened, no matter how fast he was, he'd just be a faster target. For an expert, unless possessing some special ability, speed meant nothing. Taking Yi Luo Xiang as an example, she could easily lock onto his movements. Soul Impact, Soul Lash, Soul Severing – a series of abilities could easily bring him down in no time.
Having such distinct specialties meant having significant weaknesses too. Against such a combo, Xin Yun had at least a thousand ways to overwhelm them instantly, and even if the remaining member were Po Kong, the result would not change.
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Special talents need to be used in special ways, at special places and moments to be effective. If used properly, their power is terrifying, but used in the wrong place, they're no different from a pile of junk.
For instance, if Ke Zhan and Speedy Slash were to destroy a city, they would simply need to quietly set up on a mountain nearby, prepare for a while, then suddenly unleash Ke Zhan's power, bombarding the city below with a barrage. After the attack, they'd move immediately, reaching another location before the enemy arrived using the Tai Chi Diagram, then start bombarding again. After a few such attacks, even an extra-large city could be turned to ash in a moment.
